Example Sentences

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Diversification isn’t a formality: Since no one knows the winners across the AI ecosystem, your AI exposure should be broad, rather than centered on one or two hotshots.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

Firefighters also sometimes work in teams, often called hotshots, to clear vegetation from the land around a fire to contain and eventually starve it of fuel.

From National Geographic • Aug. 10, 2023

The track’s first race was a celebrity pro-am featuring entertainment industry hotshots paired with professional drivers, and it aired as a TV special.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2023

I’m in my late 20s and have done well enough in my career, but I’m still very junior to some of these hotshots.

From New York Times • Feb. 18, 2023

Not too long ago, chess-playing computers—the supervillain of many a human grandmaster—were as intimidating physically as they were virtually: bulky, sturdy, sleek, jet-black monoliths in miniature, programmed to crush chess hotshots instead of spurring evolution.

From Slate • Jan. 24, 2023