Recent Examples on the WebOnce a boomtown at the confluence of the Great Lakes and Erie Canal, Buffalo snoozed through much of the 20th century. Joe Yogerst, CNN, 4 Sep. 2022 The structures are a relic of a past era of prosperity for the small boomtown. Claire Rafford, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Aug. 2022 Just a couple years after the price of oil briefly fell below $0, dusty, sweltering Midland, Texas, is a boomtown again. Christopher Helman, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022 When demand outstrips supply — whether for steel-toe boots in an oil boomtown or for restaurant seats in the aftermath of a pandemic — prices rise.New York Times, 6 Aug. 2022 The job growth helped turn the city into a millennial boomtown. Jane Thier, Fortune, 10 June 2022 Something to do with the blank, faceless streets and temporary signage that winds up being permanent gives it the fleeting quality of a boomtown or a waystation.Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2022 His father worked in the oil fields, and Jim spent much of his childhood in Iraan, a boomtown in southwest Texas.New York Times, 7 June 2022 Its quick growth and ample top earned it fame as the dusty pueblo turned into a boomtown.Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2022 See More