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

Across the country, a modern-day gold rush is under way.

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Oracle has roared into the AI gold rush—inking a $300 billion deal with OpenAI External link, according to The Wall Street Journal—but with that comes huge costs and risks.

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A modern-day gold rush is stretching from Costco store aisles to underground vaults in London to the flickering screens of Wall Street.

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The AI craze has intensified in the ‘gold rush town’ of San Francisco, spreading through work and social life.

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The AI craze has intensified in San Francisco, spreading through work and social life in what some have described as a new gold rush.

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