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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Sustainable Compute Practices The AI gold rush is overwhelming infrastructure that was never built for this scale.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Nvidia’s role in the AI gold rush has made CEO Jensen Huang one of the world’s richest people — as of Tuesday, Bloomberg Billionaire’s Index pegged him as the tenth wealthiest person, with a net worth of $140 billion.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 31 July 2025
Instead of building epic models that aim to accomplish all feats, businesses looking to cash in on the AI gold rush should consider pivoting towards focused models that are designed for specific tasks.
—Jason Corso, Fortune, 30 July 2025
Bringing Spaghetti Western style to the small screen, That Dirty Black Bag is set in Greenville, a once-prosperous town that’s been going downhill since the end of the gold rush.
—Will Harris, EW.com, 27 July 2025
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Nvidia’s role in the AI gold rush has made CEO Jensen Huang one of the world’s richest people — as of Tuesday, Bloomberg Billionaire’s Index pegged him as the tenth wealthiest person, with a net worth of $140 billion.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 31 July 2025
Instead of building epic models that aim to accomplish all feats, businesses looking to cash in on the AI gold rush should consider pivoting towards focused models that are designed for specific tasks.
—Jason Corso, Fortune, 30 July 2025
Bringing Spaghetti Western style to the small screen, That Dirty Black Bag is set in Greenville, a once-prosperous town that’s been going downhill since the end of the gold rush.
—Will Harris, EW.com, 27 July 2025
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“Gold rush.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gold%20rush. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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