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breeding ground

–noun
1. a place where animals breed or to which they return to breed.
2. an environment suitable for or fostering the development of an idea, thing, etc.: a breeding ground for violence.

Origin:
1930–35
breeding ground  
n.  
  1. A place where animals breed.
  2. A place or set of circumstances that encourages the development of certain ideas or conditions: a laboratory that is a breeding ground for new inventions.
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