as in treasure trove
an abundant source
the estate sale promises to be a gold mine for antique dealers
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Recent Examples of gold mine
One of your most iconic projects is your documentation of the Serra Pelada gold mine in Brazil.
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Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
The Library of Congress has acquired a gold mine of resources that document the Chicano Movement in Los Angeles.
—Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
With the University of Louisville in the Atlantic Coast Conference, the University of Kentucky in the Southeastern Conference and the Big Ten's University of Indiana just a two-hour drive away, Louisville college sports reporting was a gold mine for Bozich.
—Ruby Grisin, The Courier-Journal, 4 July 2025
In the postwar boom, marketers discovered that teenagers, once just smaller versions of their parents, were suddenly an untapped gold mine: flush with allowance money, free time, and a hunger to define themselves against Mom and Dad's polite swing records.
—Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 26 June 2025
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Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
The Library of Congress has acquired a gold mine of resources that document the Chicano Movement in Los Angeles.
—Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
With the University of Louisville in the Atlantic Coast Conference, the University of Kentucky in the Southeastern Conference and the Big Ten's University of Indiana just a two-hour drive away, Louisville college sports reporting was a gold mine for Bozich.
—Ruby Grisin, The Courier-Journal, 4 July 2025
In the postwar boom, marketers discovered that teenagers, once just smaller versions of their parents, were suddenly an untapped gold mine: flush with allowance money, free time, and a hunger to define themselves against Mom and Dad's polite swing records.
—Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gold mine
Noun
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What Texas law says about treasure trove property Texas does not acknowledge the treasure trove doctrine.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 July 2025
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Luckily, there’s a treasure trove of products designed to help panting pups keep cool — from elevated dog beds and cooling mats that lower their body temperature to bowls that keep their water frosty.—
Clint Davis,
People.com,
4 July 2025
Noun
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Additionally, repositories that haven’t yet made MFA mandatory should do so in the near future.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
25 July 2025
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The fountain itself has become the repository of memory, with mementoes and possessions of the missing and dead neatly arranged around the fountain.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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Considering how much Italy is growing in terms of national branding, accessing the mother lode of tourism could be a great opportunity for foreign investors interested in Italy.—
Andrea Pietrini,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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There are nearly 1,600 types of beans alone in this mother lode called The Exchange, each with its own story of human connection.—
Margaret Roach,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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In particular, there is evidence of the use of child labor in artisanal mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).—
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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The children were to grow up and benefit the lives of their masters, to work in kitchens, become domestics, to toil away in the mines and to farm the fields.—
Tanya Talaga
July 24,
Literary Hub,
24 July 2025
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