See strike gold on Wiktionary
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"ref": "1916, Zane Grey, chapter 14, in The Border Legion:",
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"ref": "1988, Douglas C. Lyons, “What to expect in Seoul”, in Ebony:",
"text": "Danny Manning and Edwin Moses quickly come to mind for fans who want American athletes to strike gold this summer.",
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"ref": "1995, “Holiday Glitter”, in New York Magazine:",
"text": "Shopping for jewelry is just like finding love: When the right one comes along, you'll know it. What follows is a list of sources where buyers are most likely to strike gold.",
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"ref": "2003, “Wife Winds $872,884.09 at Online Casino”, in Weekly World News:",
"text": "Michele S. is one in a long line of Progressive Jackpot players to strike gold at Lucky Nugget Online Casino",
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"ref": "2023 August 16, Erin Griffith, “The Desperate Hunt for the A.I. Boom’s Most Indispensable Prize”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:",
"text": "Two weeks ago, he struck gold: Docugami secured access to the computing power it needed through a government program called Access, which is run by the National Science Foundation, a federal agency that funds science and engineering.",
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