gold mine
Example Sentences
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Airbnb hosts are viewing the games as a gold mine, hoping soccer fans will shell out thousands to stay near the stadium.
From Los Angeles Times
Ionic Mineral Technologies was mining the clay in Utah when it chanced upon what could be the critical mineral equivalent of a gold mine.
China was once seen as a gold mine for certain films — namely, big studio movies — that could get approval from its government for release.
From Los Angeles Times
Mining operations already occur nearby, such as at the Ladolam gold mine on Lihir, where waste material is discharged into the ocean.
From Science Daily
Alzheimer’s used to be the gold mine of the drug industry before obesity treatments.
From Barron's
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