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bonanza

[buh-nan-zuh, boh-] / bəˈnæn zə, boʊ- /
NOUN
windfall
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An author winning the Nobel Prize in literature is about as big a bonanza of demand as you can imagine.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

That worked against him once the bonanza in AI-related stocks began to falter in July.

From MarketWatch Aug. 17, 2026

That’s a competitive bonanza for some U.S. companies, and not just obvious ones such as export-terminal operators Venture Global and Cheniere Energy.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

It is set to start gathering data in five years, and by failing to back Jodrell Bank, the UK risks missing out on this scientific bonanza, according to Prof Philip Diamond.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

While some nomadic hunter-gatherers may occasionally bag more food than they can consume in a few days, such a bonanza is of little use to them because they cannot protect it.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Such offerings can be fee bonanzas for the teams of banks involved.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 11, 2026

The researchers suggest that these young eagles could be taking advantage of seasonal food bonanzas such as spawning salmon, nesting waterfowl, or carcasses of large mammals.

From Science Daily Dec. 11, 2025

Some merchants — a cheesemonger, a produce vendor, a baker — said that they had long counted local householders as their main customers, but that picnic-sized portions for tourists yielded cash bonanzas.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2024

It didn’t erase all that went sideways during the losses, or even prior victories that were goal-scoring bonanzas in which defensive play was abandoned.

From Seattle Times Dec. 21, 2022

The ores, however, are not always low-grade, for great bonanzas of exceedingly rich ore were encountered, making rapid fortunes for their discoverers.

From Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development by Martin Hume




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