golden goose
Example Sentences
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It was a terrible time for the Ivy League’s golden goose to stop laying eggs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 15, 2026
He is wildly popular both stateside and abroad, a commercial golden goose who is critically acclaimed and commands legions of ardent fans.
From Barron's ● Feb. 2, 2026
“Despite the state’s national reputation as ‘Scandinavia by the Sea,’ there remains a strong anti-tax impulse among voters who often reject tax increases and are loath to kill the state’s golden goose of tech entrepreneurship.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2026
I suspect that most people assumed that he would simply do what he did in the first term and make a big show of it without actually killing the golden goose of a good economy.
From Salon ● Mar. 31, 2025
“Wasn’t the golden goose locked up in a cage?”
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
