strike gold

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Big tech companies are starting to strike gold with artificial intelligence, but investors are still wringing their hands over the multibillion-dollar bets on data centers and chips.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

With that, the league believes, it could strike gold — and then share the wealth among all 30 teams.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026

The Nuggets are hoping to strike gold again, like they did last summer when they took Christian Braun out of Kansas at No. 21.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 22, 2023

In Northern California, prospectors are looking to strike gold after the winter storms, recalling a storied era in state history.

From New York Times • Apr. 22, 2023

"The North Pole's nothing to fellows like us," one of them said later on; "once strike gold there, and we'll build a town on it in a month."

From The Book of the National Parks by Yard, Robert Sterling