gold rush
noun
1
: a rush to newly discovered goldfields in pursuit of riches
2
: the headlong pursuit of sudden wealth in a new or lucrative field
Examples of gold rush in a Sentence
the California gold rush of 1849
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Elsewhere on our public lands and waters: Another gold rush is underway in the Mojave Desert.
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Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
From the gold rush to the natural-gas boom, the land itself has showered us with plenty.
—The Editors, National Review, 28 Nov. 2024
Twenty years later, most of the easily accessible gold was gone, and most miners were broke, but in the tiny town of Elko—nestled in the rugged high desert of the Ruby Mountains—the gold rush chugged along.
—Greg McKenna, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2024
Still, these extraordinary results have set off a gold rush among biotech companies eager to solve autoimmune diseases.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2024
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Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
From the gold rush to the natural-gas boom, the land itself has showered us with plenty.
—The Editors, National Review, 28 Nov. 2024
Twenty years later, most of the easily accessible gold was gone, and most miners were broke, but in the tiny town of Elko—nestled in the rugged high desert of the Ruby Mountains—the gold rush chugged along.
—Greg McKenna, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2024
Still, these extraordinary results have set off a gold rush among biotech companies eager to solve autoimmune diseases.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Gold rush.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gold%20rush. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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