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
Recent Examples on the Web
Bianco says the marijuana gold rush has attracted Mexican drug cartels and Asian human smuggling rings.
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Martin Kaste, NPR, 5 Apr. 2024
How can Advance expect Condé Nast management to push through with painful layoffs while the parent company experiences a gold rush?
—Oliver Darcy, CNN, 22 Mar. 2024
Terry compares the moment to a 19th-century gold rush.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 29 Feb. 2024
Perhaps no company is benefiting more from the AI gold rush now than Nvidia.
—Michael Liedtke, Fortune, 22 Feb. 2024
The national government started subsidizing electronics manufacturing across the country in 2021, setting off a gold rush in places like Noida, next to New Delhi.
—Alex Travelli, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2024
Historic South End saw America’s first gold rush and Charlotte’s first railroad.
—Katie Toussaint, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
Growing competition Several pharma companies are now racing to introduce new drugs to get in on the gold rush.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 26 Feb. 2024
The race to partake in the music biopic gold rush can be traced to Universal’s N.W.A. biopic Straight Outta Compton, which grossed $202.2 million at the worldwide box office in 2015, not adjusted for inflation.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2024
Martin Kaste, NPR, 5 Apr. 2024
How can Advance expect Condé Nast management to push through with painful layoffs while the parent company experiences a gold rush?
—Oliver Darcy, CNN, 22 Mar. 2024
Terry compares the moment to a 19th-century gold rush.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 29 Feb. 2024
Perhaps no company is benefiting more from the AI gold rush now than Nvidia.
—Michael Liedtke, Fortune, 22 Feb. 2024
The national government started subsidizing electronics manufacturing across the country in 2021, setting off a gold rush in places like Noida, next to New Delhi.
—Alex Travelli, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2024
Historic South End saw America’s first gold rush and Charlotte’s first railroad.
—Katie Toussaint, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
Growing competition Several pharma companies are now racing to introduce new drugs to get in on the gold rush.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 26 Feb. 2024
The race to partake in the music biopic gold rush can be traced to Universal’s N.W.A. biopic Straight Outta Compton, which grossed $202.2 million at the worldwide box office in 2015, not adjusted for inflation.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2024
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“Gold rush.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gold%20rush. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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