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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Many Black Americans garnered wealth during the gold rush by opening up shops and mining for gold.
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Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
Over the last decade, the streaming revolution has triggered a documentary gold rush.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Topline The best-performing stock on the S&P 500 this year isn’t Nvidia or Tesla, but rather another, more under-the-radar name benefitting from the artificial intelligence gold rush: Palantir Technologies, the data-hungry defense contractor run by eccentric billionaire Alex Karp.
—Derek Saul, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Skyrocketing salaries for top athletes and lucrative deals for college players have touched off a new gold rush among wealth management firms.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 24 Dec. 2024
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Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
Over the last decade, the streaming revolution has triggered a documentary gold rush.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Topline The best-performing stock on the S&P 500 this year isn’t Nvidia or Tesla, but rather another, more under-the-radar name benefitting from the artificial intelligence gold rush: Palantir Technologies, the data-hungry defense contractor run by eccentric billionaire Alex Karp.
—Derek Saul, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Skyrocketing salaries for top athletes and lucrative deals for college players have touched off a new gold rush among wealth management firms.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Gold rush.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gold%20rush. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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