hothouse
v.— «The practice known as “hothousing” has become common as the Los Angeles Unified School District accommodates delays in its $14 billion construction program.…Students at five of the schools will be “hothoused,” starting class Sept. 6 at another location until their campuses are ready to be occupied. Students at three schools will attend class on altered calendars so that construction can be completed.» —“LAUSD kids on the move to new schools” by Naush Boghossian L.A. Daily News (California) Aug. 19, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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