gold seekers

collocation in English

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gold
noun
uk
/ɡəʊld/us
/ɡoʊld/
a chemical element that is a valuable, shiny, yellow metal used to make coins ...
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seeker
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsiː.kər/us
/ˈsiː.kɚ/
a person who is looking for the ...
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(Definition ofgoldandseekerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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To protect themselves even further against attacks, they preferred to work areas that other gold seekers regarded as unproductive and had given up on.
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The wave of gold seekers turned everyone's attention away from the mill which eventually fell into disrepair and was never used as intended.
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Along this and other trails settlements were made, becoming the so-called landings or way-stations for the gold seekers.
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Gold seekers were willing to book passage on just about anything that floated, and the owners of various dubious craft seized their chance.
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They found an eager market for their crops among other gold seekers.
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With the arrival of the whalers, traders, gold seekers, and missionaries the trading center expanded.
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The pack-trail was widened to allow teams of horses and wagons, loaded high with provisions, to carry gold seekers north.
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Many disappointed gold seekers left the region in 1860.
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In the following two years, about 100,000 gold seekers flocked to the region.
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Wagon trains of gold seekers passed through the village, but other travelers found the land rich and remained to establish farms.
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On the second day there were 40 gold seekers, 1,000 within a week and, within a month, 4,000 licensed and 1,000 unlicensed diggers.
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An estimated 100,000 gold seekers flocked to the region over the next three years.
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