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Noun
  • Our current ideas about archives as these infinite repositories feel like a bit of a fiction.
    Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The internet has become a repository of LGBTQ+-themed Miss Honey memes, who has been noted as a gay icon on Reddit threads, X (formerly Twitter) posts and Tumblr reblogs.
    Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Companies built railroads to connect the region to the national market, developed industrial coal mines and reshaped the central Appalachian economy.
    The Conversation, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The road would also cross 11 rivers and thousands of streams before reaching the site of a future mine.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Nick and Ray’s Pumpkin Patch, which has been operating since 2000, and offers a pick-your-own pumpkin patch, hay rides, haunted gold mine and a corn maze, according to the farm’s website.
    Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado Updated October 4, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The stock has fallen nearly 17% since last Wednesday, when the company announced a tragic mud rush earlier this month at one of its copper and gold mines in Indonesia; two workers have been found dead, and five remain missing.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Everyone knows Amazon is a treasure trove of gems that can upgrade your travel experience; however, few travelers know there are more opportunities to score Black Friday-level deals on luggage, travel accessories, and more outside of Prime Day.
    Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
  • In addition to its medieval manuscripts, the library catalog is a treasure trove of more recent history.
    Ryan Byrnes, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Argosy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/argosy. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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