gold rush

noun

1. a large-scale and hasty movement of people to a region where gold has been discovered, as to California in 1849.

gold rush

noun

1. a large-scale migration of people to a territory where gold has been found

Word History and Origins

Origin of gold rush¹

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80

Example Sentences

Today’s record number of data centers at the planning stage is indicative of what Raymond James managing director Frank Louthan calls “kind of a gold rush mentality.”

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They don’t want to get left behind, and they want to be a part of sort of the gold rush of AI.

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Many companies have entered the fray as shovel sellers in the AI gold rush, seeing an opportunity to gather data for what is being called physical AI.

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Weight-loss drugs are propelling a new gold rush for the pharmaceutical industry.

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Selling the picks and shovels, the hardware to deliver the AI gold rush is going to be profitable for a while yet.

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