gold rush
noun
1
: a rush to newly discovered goldfields in pursuit of riches
2
: the headlong pursuit of sudden wealth in a new or lucrative field
Examples of gold rush in a Sentence
the California gold rush of 1849
Recent Examples on the Web
Trending Ever since Bohemian Rhapsody kicked off a new gold rush of gold-record artists’ success stories, taking generic concert sequences and recording-booth epiphanies to task for being cliché has become the de facto criticism for the genre.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2024
The price of gold, on the other hand, surpassed $2,400 an ounce this month, an all-time high fueled by faraway geopolitical instability driving the Amazon gold rush.
—Andre Cabette Fabio, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Apr. 2024
The government of Saudi Arabia plans to create a fund of about $40 billion to invest in artificial intelligence, according to three people briefed on the plans — the latest sign of the gold rush toward a technology that has already begun reshaping how people live and work.
—Rob Copeland, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2024
There’s a gold rush on Wall Street Goldbugs are rejoicing as their favorite precious metal continues to reach new heights, reports my colleague and Before the Bell co-writer Krystal Hur.
—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 6 Mar. 2024
The message: let others play with the clothing and pick axes in the AI gold rush, Salesforce has the gold.
—Kylie Robison, Fortune, 29 Feb. 2024
Bianco says the marijuana gold rush has attracted Mexican drug cartels and Asian human smuggling rings.
—Martin Kaste, NPR, 5 Apr. 2024
How can Advance expect Condé Nast management to push through with painful layoffs while the parent company experiences a gold rush?
—Oliver Darcy, CNN, 22 Mar. 2024
Terry compares the moment to a 19th-century gold rush.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 29 Feb. 2024
David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2024
The price of gold, on the other hand, surpassed $2,400 an ounce this month, an all-time high fueled by faraway geopolitical instability driving the Amazon gold rush.
—Andre Cabette Fabio, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Apr. 2024
The government of Saudi Arabia plans to create a fund of about $40 billion to invest in artificial intelligence, according to three people briefed on the plans — the latest sign of the gold rush toward a technology that has already begun reshaping how people live and work.
—Rob Copeland, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2024
There’s a gold rush on Wall Street Goldbugs are rejoicing as their favorite precious metal continues to reach new heights, reports my colleague and Before the Bell co-writer Krystal Hur.
—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 6 Mar. 2024
The message: let others play with the clothing and pick axes in the AI gold rush, Salesforce has the gold.
—Kylie Robison, Fortune, 29 Feb. 2024
Bianco says the marijuana gold rush has attracted Mexican drug cartels and Asian human smuggling rings.
—Martin Kaste, NPR, 5 Apr. 2024
How can Advance expect Condé Nast management to push through with painful layoffs while the parent company experiences a gold rush?
—Oliver Darcy, CNN, 22 Mar. 2024
Terry compares the moment to a 19th-century gold rush.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 29 Feb. 2024
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