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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Josh Marshall, the company’s communication lead, likened the search for resources on the moon’s surface to the California gold rush of the mid-1800s.
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Jackie Wattles, CNN, 4 Aug. 2024
Gold was found near Coloma in 1848 by James W. Marshall, a white carpenter, setting off the California gold rush that saw hundreds of thousands of people from across the nation and outside the U.S. come -- or be brought -- to the state.
—Sophie Austin The Associated Press/ Report For America, arkansasonline.com, 25 July 2024
The industry was enjoying a pandemic lockdown-era gold rush in streaming stocks and CEO Bob Bakish needed to build up a content library sizeable enough for its Paramount+ service to take on Netflix and Disney.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 11 July 2024
And now the streaming gold rush—the era that made Dickinson—is over.
—Daniel Bessner, Harper's Magazine, 21 Mar. 2024
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Jackie Wattles, CNN, 4 Aug. 2024
Gold was found near Coloma in 1848 by James W. Marshall, a white carpenter, setting off the California gold rush that saw hundreds of thousands of people from across the nation and outside the U.S. come -- or be brought -- to the state.
—Sophie Austin The Associated Press/ Report For America, arkansasonline.com, 25 July 2024
The industry was enjoying a pandemic lockdown-era gold rush in streaming stocks and CEO Bob Bakish needed to build up a content library sizeable enough for its Paramount+ service to take on Netflix and Disney.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 11 July 2024
And now the streaming gold rush—the era that made Dickinson—is over.
—Daniel Bessner, Harper's Magazine, 21 Mar. 2024
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“Gold rush.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gold%20rush. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.
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