He described her reign as "a golden thread" that linked people within and across generations.

BBC: MPs pay tribute to Queen's 60 years

He said that energy is the golden thread that connects economic growth, increased social equity and preserving the environment.

UN: Secretary-General

This year the Forbes staff writers created a golden thread of philanthropy and sustainability that runs throughout the issue.

FORBES: The Golden Thread of the Forbes 400 List

The framework says the presumption towards sustainable development should be "seen as a golden thread running through both plan-making and decision-taking".

BBC: UK Politics

It appears this golden thread is a sign of a changed mindset, a new motivation for the next generation of business leaders.

FORBES: The Golden Thread of the Forbes 400 List

The consensus view of the American National Academy of Sciences, the British Royal Society and the respective groups of every advanced nation on climate change cannot be ignored while we wait for an unobtainable golden thread of evidence.

ECONOMIST: Against the prevailing wind

Is there a thread, dark or golden, that runs from Moroni to Mitt?

NEWYORKER: I, Nephi