striking it rich
Example Sentences
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The Americans striking it rich in the data-center build-out.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
But he perseveres in the hope of striking it rich.
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2025
For many newly minted prospectors, though, hopes of striking it rich faded quickly.
From National Geographic ● Feb. 8, 2024
He accused most of them of hopping on a “bandwagon” of complaints in the hope of striking it rich.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 26, 2023
They are the three volumes of "Pugilistica," given me years ago by my old friend, Robert Barr, a mine in which you can never pick for half an hour without striking it rich.
From Through the Magic Door by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
