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hot spot
noun(hot spot)
a place of more than usual interest, activity, or popularity
hot spot
noun(hot spot)
a place in the upper mantle of the earth at which hot magma from the lower mantle upwells to melt through the crust usually in the interior of a tectonic plate to form a volcanic feature; also : a place in the crust overlying a hot spot
hot spot
noun(hot spot)
an area of political, military, or civil unrest usually considered dangerous

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