treasure trove

as in gold mine
an abundant source the ancient city, having been almost perfectly preserved under volcanic ash for nearly 2,000 years, is proving to be a treasure trove of archaeological information

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Recent Examples of treasure trove To celebrate its 100th anniversary, the museum is putting on a new exhibition featuring a treasure trove of rare artifacts. Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Jan. 2025 The experimentalists are amassing a treasure trove of data for theorists to explain. Charlie Wood, WIRED, 12 Jan. 2025 What Happens Now With these latest close-up images, BepiColombo has not only provided a treasure trove of data for scientists but also expanded our understanding of Mercury, a planet that remains one of the most enigmatic in our solar system. Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025 The same threat intel outlet, however, is a treasure trove of awareness opportunities for consumers looking to protect themselves from the latest threats. Davey Winder, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for treasure trove 
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Noun
  • Alaska is a gold mine, rich in natural resources like petroleum, seafood and literal gold.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
  • One of them was the Tropico gold mine, near Rosamond, a town neighboring Edwards Air Force Base.
    Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Either way, Foster is never presenting himself as a design’s sole author, or as a repository of knowledge about every vent and contractor deadline.
    Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Researchers and developers can now access an extensive repository containing over 1 million robotic movement trajectories.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 17 Jan. 2025
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  • There are nearly 1,600 types of beans alone in this mother lode called The Exchange, each with its own story of human connection.
    Margaret Roach, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
  • But recently, the Leawood resident (a scientific illustrator by trade) struck the mother lode.
    Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
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  • When one of them, Lena Corbyn (59), inherits a third of a British-Swiss mining empire, the friends join forces to revolutionise Corbyn Commodities by closing a harmful coal mine in South Africa and granting employees shares of the family business.
    Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Burgum also pledged to work with Montana Republican Sen. Steve Daines to advance pending coal mine expansion permits in the lawmaker’s state.
    Matthew Brown, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025

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