gold fever
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of gold fever
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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Across the continent, gold fever helped San Francisco vault onto the top-10 list in 1870.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
The pockmarked earth on Johannesburg's eastern fringe, until last week a humble cattle kraal ringed with barbed wire, now stands as the unlikely centre of South Africa's latest gold fever.
From Barron's ● Feb. 16, 2026
And, as it turns out, the rain brought a measure of gold fever back to the foothills of the Sierra.
From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2023
But gold, and gold fever, have inevitably spurred conflict.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2022
What rare times all the birds and beasts of prey will have for the next few days in Memurudalen! only to be equalled by the early days of the Australian gold fever.
From Three in Norway by Two of Them by Clutterbuck, Walter J.
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