shovel
Example Sentences
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Any idiot with a shovel and a dream could find oil.
From MarketWatch
O’Hara said he believed there was a broom and snow shovel at the scene of the shooting and that at least one person might have assaulted federal law-enforcement officers.
With recruiting strategy reduced to shoveling stacks of NIL dollars at players who jump through the transfer portal seemingly at will, it’s no wonder loyalty and etiquette have given way to opportunity and greed.
From Los Angeles Times
When billionaires start buying shovels, there’s probably gold in the hills.
From MarketWatch
So what to do when the favorite ‘picks and shovels’ trade—selling the hardware to power the AI gold rush—is exhausted?
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
