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But in the 1800s, miners, ranchers and homesteaders moved into the Mojave, building ephemeral boomtowns like Barnwell and Vanderbilt.
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Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
Welcome to Silicon Desert: How Biden helped boost an Arizona boomtown
Residents typically own their houses but lease the land underneath.
—Jeanne Whalen, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2024
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Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
Welcome to Silicon Desert: How Biden helped boost an Arizona boomtown
Residents typically own their houses but lease the land underneath.
—Jeanne Whalen, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2024
See all Example Sentences for boomtown
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“Boomtown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boomtown. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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boomtown
noun
boom·town
ˈbüm-ˌtau̇n 
: a town experiencing a sudden growth in business and population
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