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an abundant source a book that is an argosy of stories and legends about the golden age of Hollywood

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Noun
  • Officials with the auditor general point to the lack of a central repository for such contracts and bills and a shortage of staff to conduct the audits.
    Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2025
  • Recognizing the crucial role of images in branding, Joel and his team started creating a repository of visual delights tailored specifically for the supermarket industry, which became PreparedFoodPhotos.com.
    Molly Peck, USA Today, 10 July 2025
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  • In addition to producing a large percentage of rare earths in its own mines, China holds a dominant position in the refining and processing of the minerals and manufacturing of the magnets from which they are made.
    David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
  • For this year, the firm's analysts expect global copper mine output to rise by 2.5% year over year in 2025, supported by recovering production in Chile and the ongoing ramp-up at the Oyu Tolgoi mine in Mongolia.
    Victor Loh,Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 10 July 2025
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  • With the University of Louisville in the Atlantic Coast Conference, the University of Kentucky in the Southeastern Conference and the Big Ten's University of Indiana just a two-hour drive away, Louisville college sports reporting was a gold mine for Bozich.
    Ruby Grisin, The Courier-Journal, 4 July 2025
  • In the postwar boom, marketers discovered that teenagers, once just smaller versions of their parents, were suddenly an untapped gold mine: flush with allowance money, free time, and a hunger to define themselves against Mom and Dad's polite swing records.
    Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • Songs crafted by artists who emerged in this era arrived like troubadours, bequeathing a treasure trove for troubled times.
    Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
  • China's intent is to haul back to Earth a Mars treasure trove or rock and soil via its Tianwen-3 mission.
    Leonard David, Space.com, 29 June 2025
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“Argosy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/argosy. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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