golden goose

Example Sentences

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“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

The firm believes the Cybercab, which is slated to enter production in early 2026, will be “the golden goose” for the company and could drive Tesla to a $2 trillion market capitalization next year.

From Barron's

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

"No one wants to kill the golden goose or impose unnecessary bureaucracy", but the Premier League had to "discharge its responsibilities", he argued.

From BBC

Underconsumption-core and no-buys aren’t remotely in the same conversation as, say, wealthy influencers hawking distressed $600 Golden Goose sneakers in a manner that critics have slammed as “poverty appropriation.”

From Slate