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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The digital gold rush probably still hasn’t reached full frenzy, believe it or not.
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Dylan Matthews, Vox, 2 Jan. 2025
While Nvidia has become the world’s most valuable company thanks to the AI gold rush, and AMD is following Nvidia’s lead, Intel’s own Gaudi AI accelerator couldn’t even meet Gelsinger’s softened revenue promises of $500 million in a year.
—Sean Hollister, The Verge, 3 Dec. 2024
Stover spoke genuinely, but the visual was an apt metaphor for a question that had been nagging me throughout my reporting: Was heartbreak just a new gold rush?
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
For large-company tech stocks, the AI gold rush may well pay off in just the way investors are betting.
—Neil Irwin, Axios, 22 Nov. 2024
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Dylan Matthews, Vox, 2 Jan. 2025
While Nvidia has become the world’s most valuable company thanks to the AI gold rush, and AMD is following Nvidia’s lead, Intel’s own Gaudi AI accelerator couldn’t even meet Gelsinger’s softened revenue promises of $500 million in a year.
—Sean Hollister, The Verge, 3 Dec. 2024
Stover spoke genuinely, but the visual was an apt metaphor for a question that had been nagging me throughout my reporting: Was heartbreak just a new gold rush?
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
For large-company tech stocks, the AI gold rush may well pay off in just the way investors are betting.
—Neil Irwin, Axios, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Gold rush.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gold%20rush. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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