Golcondas

noun

plural of Golconda
as in gravy trains

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  1. gold mines
  2. bonanzas
Noun
  • The real issue was that the presence of the enslaved in the gold mines increased the ranks of the competition.
    — Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The ruling marks another turn in a yearslong legal battle over the project, which Belo Sun has promoted as one of Brazil’s largest potential gold mines.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
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  • Club homeowners are not merely annoyed by tourist bonanzas like the World Cup — Airbnb is FIFA’s official lodging partner — or the Ultra music festival, Spring Break and Formula 1 weekend.
    — Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
  • What followed was an upfront pitch smaller in scope than the big bonanzas that other companies will hold next month, but still familiar.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
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