hit pay dirt
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Last year, it attained a valuation of $2.96 billion and recently finished two years of digitizing maps and other documents from the state archives in neighboring Zambia, where it hit pay dirt.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
Before its pioneering messenger RNA technology hit pay dirt, Moderna rewarded its executives and co-founders with generous helpings of stock.
From Washington Post • Apr. 29, 2023
Finally, in November of last year, I hit pay dirt.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2021
The Astros’ and Cubs’ transformation from bottom-dwellers to World Series champions romanticizes the approach, but there are plenty of other teams that failed to hit pay dirt.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 19, 2018
“The medical students will hit pay dirt with Old Man Lichtenberger,” I said, summing up.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
