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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From idle prisons to a ‘gold rush’ Private prison executives are forecasting hundreds of millions of dollars in new ICE profits.
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Heather Hollingsworth, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2025
In the novel, Leger attends to the very beginnings of the state’s gold rush in 1848 on the Feather River.
—Diana Arterian
june 5, Literary Hub, 5 June 2025
But at a time when many mainstream figures are looking for a way — any way — into the podcasting gold rush, Ms. Amanpour sees her unorthodox reunion with Mr. Rubin as an example of how to build bridges against the odds.
—Elizabeth Paton, New York Times, 30 May 2025
The richest citizen of Australia, Gina Rinehart, turned her father’s struggling mining company into a gold rush after his death in 1992.
—Sylvan Lebrun, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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Heather Hollingsworth, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2025
In the novel, Leger attends to the very beginnings of the state’s gold rush in 1848 on the Feather River.
—Diana Arterian
june 5, Literary Hub, 5 June 2025
But at a time when many mainstream figures are looking for a way — any way — into the podcasting gold rush, Ms. Amanpour sees her unorthodox reunion with Mr. Rubin as an example of how to build bridges against the odds.
—Elizabeth Paton, New York Times, 30 May 2025
The richest citizen of Australia, Gina Rinehart, turned her father’s struggling mining company into a gold rush after his death in 1992.
—Sylvan Lebrun, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gold rush
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“Gold rush.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gold%20rush. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.
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