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spots

  • plural
    of spot.
    spot
    noun
    a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
  • present tense form
    of spot (3rd person singular).
    spot
    noun
    a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.

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Mayor Karen Bass said Thursday that Los Angeles fire officials were pre-deploying personnel and resources to potential fire hot spots including the San Fernando Valley, Santa Monica Mountains and Hollywood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Voters agreed in November 2024, with 55% support, and the new park, Sunset Dunes, opened in April 2025, named for the impressive sand dunes lining Ocean Beach, one of the nation’s premier big-wave surfing spots.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Shots of cortisone can help treat active acne spots in a pinch, but they aren’t a long-term fix, Fine said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

She shares her favorite spots for visitors traveling for the New York City marathon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

Cars in their assigned parking spots; a stray cat, the one Michael had secretly named Tuxedo, slinking around the bushes; Mr. Mosley, the maintenance man, hefting a can of paint toward a vacant apartment.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly