hot corner
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of hot corner
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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Shares of memory and storage companies, which have been a hot corner of the AI-infrastructure trade this year, rose as well in premarket activity.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 20, 2025
But with Kieboom still recovering, Candelario has a chance to handle the majority of the duties at the hot corner.
From Washington Post • Dec. 13, 2022
Candelario has played 517 of his 581 games at third base, adding 64 at first base and 19 at DH, with a career negative 19 defensive runs saved at the hot corner.
From Washington Times • Nov. 29, 2022
The team has not been the same since, struggling to find a solid replacement for him at the hot corner and plate.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2022
So, out of the seven of us in that hot corner, one is dead, one is not, and Heaven only knows how the others escaped, myself in particular.
From A Yeoman's Letters Third Edition by Ross, P. T.
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