as in treasure trove
an abundant source
the estate sale promises to be a gold mine for antique dealers
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Recent Examples of gold mine
For a while, publication was subsidized by another well-off socialist, and then it was paid for by the sale of stock in a gold mine.
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Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 22 Nov. 2024
For a terrorist, this information could be a gold mine—an opportunity to identify weak points, plan an attack, or target individuals with access to sensitive areas.
—Dhruv Mehrotra, WIRED, 19 Nov. 2024
At October’s African Peoples Counter COP, activists shared experiences of the harmful impacts of mining, from communities displaced by new gold mines in Burkina Faso, to water contamination from Guinea’s aluminum mines.
—Kim Harrisberg and Jack Graham, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Nov. 2024
There are plenty of gold mines in Canada, and quite a few steel mills too, but that’s true in many countries, so a gold or steel case wouldn’t have done much to identify it as Canadian.
—Carol Besler, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2024
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Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 22 Nov. 2024
For a terrorist, this information could be a gold mine—an opportunity to identify weak points, plan an attack, or target individuals with access to sensitive areas.
—Dhruv Mehrotra, WIRED, 19 Nov. 2024
At October’s African Peoples Counter COP, activists shared experiences of the harmful impacts of mining, from communities displaced by new gold mines in Burkina Faso, to water contamination from Guinea’s aluminum mines.
—Kim Harrisberg and Jack Graham, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Nov. 2024
There are plenty of gold mines in Canada, and quite a few steel mills too, but that’s true in many countries, so a gold or steel case wouldn’t have done much to identify it as Canadian.
—Carol Besler, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gold mine
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This seemingly obvious passcode opened the door to a treasure trove of evidence.Lars Daniel, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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Join National Park Night Programming Many destinations, particularly those with dark skies, offer after-dark tours to help visitors appreciate their astronomical treasure troves.Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2024
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Rather than simply autocompleting sections of code, as current AI tools do, these agents can take on more complex work, such as checking code into repositories or combining data to enable analysis.Will Knight, WIRED, 11 Dec. 2024
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Norma and David had converted the median strip beyond their sidewalk into a native-plant repository—Christmas fern, aster, monarda, bergamot.Lauren Groff, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
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Related article Parents are up against the ‘mother lode’ of holiday stress.Katia Hetter, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
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Brands briefly digs below the surface to question whether Lindbergh and Roosevelt were sincere, but further digging would have unearthed a mother lode of insincerities.Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 29 Nov. 2024
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But underneath is a story that swims in darker waters and mines deeper truths.Robert Lang, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
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But there's so much of my relationship people don’t see, that's just mine.Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Gold mine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gold%20mine. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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