gold mine

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Recent Examples of gold mine Amazon is a gold mine for such gadgets and frequently has items on sale, too. Amber Guetebier, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2025 The genre originated from African slaves brought to Colombia to work in gold mines and was later part of a land rights movement in 1993, according to the study. Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025 The task force determined that California courts had enforced fugitive slave laws and that more than 2,000 enslaved people were brought to California to work in gold mines even after it was admitted as a free state in 1850. Nik Popli, TIME, 6 Feb. 2025 At least 43 people, mostly women, were killed after an informal gold mine collapsed in western Mali on Saturday, the head of an industry union said. Reuters, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gold mine
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Noun
  • Best Overall Deals From handy outdoor gear to high-quality travel apparel, the REI outlet is a treasure trove of unbeatable finds.
    Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Etsy is a treasure trove of new and vintage Turkish styles, including subtypes that span neutral and colorful options.
    Sarah Lyon, Architectural Digest, 25 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The data was uploaded by the USDA’s National Veterinary Laboratory Services to a public access genetic repository known as GISAID.
    Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Roughly 89,000 metric tons of waste has accumulated at nuclear power plants in 35 states around the country because the federal government has not built a repository where waste from commercial reactors can go.
    Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Considering how much Italy is growing in terms of national branding, accessing the mother lode of tourism could be a great opportunity for foreign investors interested in Italy.
    Andrea Pietrini, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
  • There are nearly 1,600 types of beans alone in this mother lode called The Exchange, each with its own story of human connection.
    Margaret Roach, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • This means logistics operators could eliminate the upfront costs of traditional transportation infrastructure like airstrips, roads and railroads when moving cargo to and from remote sites like Arctic mines and oil and gas operations.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Black Himalayan salt is a coarse salt that comes from the mines of the Himalayas.
    Lindsey DeSoto, Health, 12 Mar. 2025

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“Gold mine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gold%20mine. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.

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