golden ticket
noun
plural golden tickets
: an extremely valuable opportunity or means of access to something desired
Back in 2005, the little-known playwright Glen Berger snagged a golden ticket of a job: writing the script for a Spider-Man musical directed by the MacArthur-certified genius Julie Taymor (The Lion King), with a score by U2's Bono and the Edge.—
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Thom GeierThe bachelor's degree, he thinks, is the golden ticket that makes a career and everything else possible.—Thomas Frank
Thomas Frank… everyone I fight, I am their golden ticket because they know if they can beat me, they will make a name for themselves and go on to bigger and better things.—James Degale
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Give them a golden ticket to our best campuses, and many will flourish.
—Michael J. Petrilli, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
On the Sunday night premiere of American Idol Season 22, Reid got her golden ticket to move on to Hollywood.
—Kirby Adams, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2024
Each lyric site is a golden ticket to win a trip to Louisville and experience the lyric in real life.
—Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 9 Oct. 2024
So much like an American Idol contestant with a golden ticket in hand, the trio is going to Hollywood.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2024
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Michael J. Petrilli, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
On the Sunday night premiere of American Idol Season 22, Reid got her golden ticket to move on to Hollywood.
—Kirby Adams, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2024
Each lyric site is a golden ticket to win a trip to Louisville and experience the lyric in real life.
—Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 9 Oct. 2024
So much like an American Idol contestant with a golden ticket in hand, the trio is going to Hollywood.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2024
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“Golden ticket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/golden%20ticket. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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