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Noun
  • Many communities choose a historic building to become the repository of the city’s historical treasures.
    Del Mar Historical Society, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
  • In the mid 2000s, Gates was working as an arts administrator at the University of Chicago, while also buying derelict buildings on the city’s South Side and turning them into artists’ studios or repositories for his collections of books, records, and photographic slides.
    Elizabeth Cantrell, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The company is one of the world’s fastest-growing gold producers, with interests in eight mines located in regions across Central Asia, South America, Oceania and Africa.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
  • General Motors has a minority stake in lithium mine, which is in northern Nevada.
    Pia Singh, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • These novel products did not immediately make the S&P 500 a gold mine.
    Alex Mayyasi, NPR, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Ex-Secret Service agent: Weapon found is 'gold mine of information' Donald Lane, a former U.S. Secret Service agent with decades of experience in fugitive manhunts, told USA TODAY that the recovery of the rifle used in the killing of Kirk is a significant development for law enforcement.
    Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Of these, 440 samples had never been sequenced before, offering a treasure trove of fresh data.
    Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Though Season 22 has not been announced for the long-running series, fans will have a fashionable finale – and a treasure trove of past episodes to remember for now.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Argosy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/argosy. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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