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
Such is the nature of a gold rush—risk-taking, entrepreneurial people all sprinting to stake their claim and turn that claim, with mining and experience, into a fortune.
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Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 12 July 2024
That sense of culture and people is ever present in each zone too, from a Texas-style border town that’s basically in the middle of a gold rush, to the crafting heaven of the Goblins, where every building looks like some kind of giant misshapen gourd.
—Hayes Madsen, Rolling Stone, 12 July 2024
In this next technological gold rush, where AI is set to disrupt every single industry, the U.K. is well-positioned to capitalize on its strengths.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Europe, 27 June 2024
That’s pretty different from the mentality of somebody just trying to get in on the Internet gold rush.
—Foreign Affairs, 15 Dec. 2014
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Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 12 July 2024
That sense of culture and people is ever present in each zone too, from a Texas-style border town that’s basically in the middle of a gold rush, to the crafting heaven of the Goblins, where every building looks like some kind of giant misshapen gourd.
—Hayes Madsen, Rolling Stone, 12 July 2024
In this next technological gold rush, where AI is set to disrupt every single industry, the U.K. is well-positioned to capitalize on its strengths.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Europe, 27 June 2024
That’s pretty different from the mentality of somebody just trying to get in on the Internet gold rush.
—Foreign Affairs, 15 Dec. 2014
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“Gold rush.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gold%20rush. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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