trove
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of trove
First recorded in 1885–90; short for treasure-trove
Explanation
A trove is a valuable collection of something. You might discover a trove of old comic books in the basement of your uncle's house, or a trove of candy bars at the back of a kitchen cabinet. If you found a treasure chest full of gold doubloons buried in your back yard, you could absolutely call that a trove — but you can also use trove for any wonderful or precious stash of stuff. Archaeologists might uncover a trove of fossils, and Easter egg hunters are hoping to discover a trove of eggs and candy. Trove was first used in the phrase treasure trove, from the Anglo-French tresor trové, rooted in the Old French trover, "to find."
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Ex-Canadian MP Inky Mark has been arrested after police found a trove of guns, ammunition and an antique cannon along with thousands of dollars in cash in his home.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Knoll says she doesn’t want “things to feel didactic,” but concedes that class divides offer a treasure trove of stories.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
Now, Cursor has access to the treasure trove of computing power offered by SpaceX’s Colossus data centers and fresh capital to continue developing its platform and proprietary coding model Composer.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 19, 2026
Dozens of stores filled with claw machines have sprung up on streets and in malls across Hong Kong's finance hub in recent years, promising players a treasure trove of prizes and a sense of fulfilment.
From Barron's ● May 31, 2026
He gets up, crosses to the bookshelves, takes down a book from his trove; not the dictionary though.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
If targeters didn’t consult their AI tools, which can instantly scan troves of intelligence, questions will focus on why they didn’t—and whether technology could have helped avoid the civilian deaths.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
Bondi egregiously mishandled the Epstein files, illegally withholding vast troves of materials that she had a legal obligation to release.
From Slate ● Apr. 3, 2026
Prosecutors had troves of emails that they said showed Ver misleading his own attorneys and tax preparers about the extent of his bitcoin holdings.
From Salon ● Jan. 23, 2026
They’re also investing billions of dollars into data centers that house computing equipment used to process the massive troves of information needed to train and maintain AI systems.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2026
There was no doubt she’d have whole treasure troves of information about Scarlet and McCoy.
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
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