The accused agreed that "the crock of gold, the millions, had became fool's gold".

BBC: Lynda Spence

Despite his name, Cartier was no jeweller: he had found worthless quartz crystals and fool's gold.

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No one offered such fool's gold would be likely to be taken in again.

ECONOMIST: Konrad Kujau

But the glitter of e-tailing is fool's gold compared to cold hard cost savings through B2B (business-to-business) electronic commerce.

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States would be wise to remember that those who rely on assurances of federal dollars are often chasing fool's gold.

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Until then, for me, the Titanium feels a little like fool's gold.

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The second reaction is that auctions raise fool's gold.

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Some say, though, that this is fool's gold: that auctions are a damaging tax on one of the few high-technology industries in which Europe has a lead over the United States (see article).

ECONOMIST: The price is right