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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

Locally, Los Angeles Unified and Compton Unified remained bright spots, with significant sustained gains that continue their surge past prepandemic levels.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

South Australia's government paid for incognito inspectors to visit the state, according to national broadcaster ABC, which is why no spots have been recognised in other parts of the country.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 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

More concerningly, they would’ve seen that new spots of heat were coming almost exclusively from around the bulge.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone