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lode

[lohd] / loʊd /
NOUN
ore deposit
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


NOUN
deposit
Synonyms


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The City and Borough of Juneau Assembly—the local version of a city council—saw a mother lode of opportunity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026

“Grey’s Anatomy,” renewed for a 21st season on ABC, has 430 episodes, making it a binge-viewing mother lode.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2024

But it could be a mother lode for small and large local news outlets, providing $500 million a year to preserve and grow local newsrooms.

From Seattle Times ● May 15, 2024

Mother lode: A man cleaning a crawl space in a Los Angeles house last fall stumbled upon an estimated one million pennies stored in dozens of bags and boxes.

From New York Times ● Jun. 13, 2023

First they ripped out the boards that covered the ancient fireplace, coming upon the rusty bricks like prospectors upon the mother lode.

From "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson


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