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
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Climate change has spurred hopes of a mineral gold rush—as the receding ice could make accessing these natural resources easier.
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Simmone Shah, TIME, 25 Mar. 2025
No iPhone-like app gold rush The Apple Vision Pro headset is displayed at the Fifth Avenue Apple store on Feb. 2, 2024 in New York City.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2025
Don’t chase a gold rush—treat new platforms as part of a balanced strategy, not your entire game plan.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
The introduction in 2015 of new laws establishing a huge mineral exploitation zone called the Mining Arc sparked a gold rush reminiscent of California’s in the mid-1800s.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
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Simmone Shah, TIME, 25 Mar. 2025
No iPhone-like app gold rush The Apple Vision Pro headset is displayed at the Fifth Avenue Apple store on Feb. 2, 2024 in New York City.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2025
Don’t chase a gold rush—treat new platforms as part of a balanced strategy, not your entire game plan.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
The introduction in 2015 of new laws establishing a huge mineral exploitation zone called the Mining Arc sparked a gold rush reminiscent of California’s in the mid-1800s.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gold rush
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“Gold rush.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gold%20rush. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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