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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Well, certain hills in the Mojave Desert, where a modern-day gold rush is underway.
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Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Now, these young founders have their own gold rush: the AI boom.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
With large deposits of cinnabar, gold, and silver in the Americas, a global economy began to take shape in the sixteenth century and expanded again with the gold rushes in the American West.
—Sallie Tisdale, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
Familiar trucking names also are participating in the EV truck gold rush.
—Pat Maio, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 2024
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Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Now, these young founders have their own gold rush: the AI boom.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
With large deposits of cinnabar, gold, and silver in the Americas, a global economy began to take shape in the sixteenth century and expanded again with the gold rushes in the American West.
—Sallie Tisdale, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
Familiar trucking names also are participating in the EV truck gold rush.
—Pat Maio, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 2024
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“Gold rush.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gold%20rush. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.
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