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seedbeds

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plural of seedbed

as in hotbeds

a place or environment that favors the development of something a social and political environment that would later become a seedbed of the abolition movement

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as in seeds

the source from which something grows or develops that think tank has served as a seedbed for American conservatism since the Cold War era

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as in sources

a point or place at which something is invented or provided the historic role of the Middle East as a seedbed for new religions

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Exactly 150 years ago, scientists first discovered that leaf-cutter ants were cultivating gardens of fungi inside their nests, feeding the fungi bits of leaves and in turn eating the tips of the fungal webs.

Kate Golembiewski, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Heavy rain and standing water likely destroyed the insects' nests underground and in trees.

Erika Edwards, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024

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