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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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
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“Gold rush.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gold%20rush. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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