windfall
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Ireland is in a stronger fiscal position than most European countries as an ongoing corporation tax windfall means it is collecting more in taxes than it is spending on services.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Micron Technology is seeing a historic cash windfall — and much of that money will soon rain down on investors.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
In her time, and in her opinion, a sensible woman’s paths to financial freedom were limited to hoping for a windfall or making one’s fortune off others’ backs as a madam.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
Reduced pandemic ship orders coupled with a rebound in leisure travel and stepped-up presales of onboard packages led to a windfall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
It was then that Presto realized the extent of his windfall.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
Do you think investors are going to write off these massive AI windfalls, or write them down?
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
Pacific island nations are divided on whether deep-sea mining will deliver economic windfalls, or environmental catastrophe.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
Refiners PBF Energy and Valero also reported windfalls, with the latter earning $3.7 billion, another fivefold increase from the year before.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Some of the firms scored their windfalls due to their closeness to founders like Musk, raising questions about whether they will have the same access to future entrepreneurs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
After that he always stuffed his pockets with windfalls.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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