( breeding grounds)
1.
If you refer to a situation or place as a breeding ground for something bad such as crime, you mean that this thing can easily develop in that situation or place.
Flaws in the system have created a breeding ground for financial scandals...
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2.
The breeding ground for a particular type of creature is the place where this creature breeds easily.
Warm milk is the ideal breeding ground for bacteria.
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