trove

noun

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2
: a valuable collection : treasure
also : haul, collection

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In the following years, Nelson helped dig through Prince’s famous vault to discover and preserve the trove of archival material the musician had stashed away but hoped would someday be released. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024 Researchers at the meeting are predicting AI tools will have a growing impact on conservation, from accelerating efforts to comb through vast troves of field data to supporting transparent, fast ways to finance efforts to protect endangered species. Byandrew J. Wight, science.org, 31 Oct. 2024 Companies usually have vast troves of internal documents filled with vital information that are difficult to search. Byandrew Nusca, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024 For 2025, Expedia is back with its travel predictions, combining a vast trove of first-party booking data across Expedia, Hotels.com, and Vrbo with consumer responses from 25,000 consumers. Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 16 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for trove 

Word History

Etymology

short for treasure trove

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of trove was in 1888

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“Trove.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trove. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.

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