boom town
Example Sentences
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Los Angeles was a boom town in the early 1910s and a war zone between the forces of labor and capital.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2024
Marysville was a gold rush boom town, more populous in 1860 than any other city in the state except for San Francisco and Sacramento.
From New York Times • Feb. 28, 2024
In this big-wave boom town, the stats may not always be what they seem.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2023
Irbil quickly grew into an oil-fueled boom town.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 21, 2023
In a boom town like Rochester, they watched as men of their class turned into financial and social success stories.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
