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Meta’s project is transforming Richland Parish into a chaotic boomtown almost overnight, with attendant winners and losers.—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026 After decades of living in the shadow of boomtowns like Miami and Fort Lauderdale, Pompano is now the darling of developers willing to build seriously upscale projects along its beach.—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2026 Denver was once a boomtown for condominiums; now nearly all new multifamily developments are rentals.—M. Nolan Gray, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026 Once a gold rush boomtown, Oatman was largely abandoned when the gold miners downed their pickaxes and skipped town—leaving behind a herd of long-eared burros.—Zoey Goto, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for boomtown