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pay dirt

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as in treasure trove

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Recent Examples of pay dirt Police quickly hit pay dirt in the apartment of Danny Lugo's girlfriend. — Troy Roberts, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026 Myers was able to kick through two more field goals for the Seahawks, as Sam Darnold and the offense were unable to find pay dirt. — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 Feb. 2026 Three plays later, sophomore running back Zach Fultz touched pay dirt to cut the lead in half at 14-7 just inside seven minutes left in the half. — Erik Anderson, Boston Herald, 27 Nov. 2025 Jordan still received most of the carries in the first quarter and reached pay dirt on USC’s next possession to even the game at 7, putting his head down and barreling into the end zone from the 1-yard line. — Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 27 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pay dirt

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Sade’s apartment, a treasure trove of one-of-a-kind collectibles and vintage furniture in Manhattan’s Lower East Side, is full of cozy nooks—factor in bowls of spaghetti pomodoro, and it’s guaranteed to be a party.

— Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2026
Such a large-scale event is estimated to occur only once every 132 years, researchers said, making this a treasure trove of information as NASA prepares to build a base for astronauts on the moon.

— Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

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The find eclipses the previous record holder — a roughly 14-pound Terslev hoard — and weighs nearly three times as much.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
Korsgaard’s lovely watercolor paintings adorn the book’s endpapers and recap the monthly finds described in each chapter.

— Heller McAlpin, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Sep. 2026

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