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hot corner

American  

noun

Baseball.
  1. third base.


Etymology

Origin of hot corner

First recorded in 1900–05


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Memory chips are another hot corner of the AI hardware market.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

The bank has ramped up efforts to edge into this hot corner of Wall Street, where Rana had experience from his stints at Carlyle and Morgan Stanley.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026

Potential All-Star Zach Neto is back at shortstop while Yoan Moncada was brought back on a one-year, $4-million contract, to handle the hot corner.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2026

But the big question inside the biggest question surrounding the Mariners’ overhauled lineup is how the platoon partners will handle defense at the hot corner.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 11, 2024

They sent message after message back that they were holding a hot corner, but that they were very comfortable and could "stick it" as long as was necessary.

From The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) by James Edward Parrott

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