gold rush
noun [S]Definition
› a situation in which a lot of people try to take advantage of an opportunity because they have heard that they might make a lot of money: Venture capitalists helped companies like Amazon and Netscape raise billions during the Internet gold rush.
(Definition of gold rush noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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