windfall
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New Jerseyans weren’t having it—especially since many are convinced the World Cup windfall will largely flow to New York City, where visiting fans will fill hotels and restaurants, and not their own state.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
If projections of the unexpected tax windfall, which analysts attribute to stock market interest in artificial intelligence companies, bear out, the upswing could mark a lucky break for Newsom.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
Top OpenAI executives have experienced even more of a windfall.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron is meanwhile calling for a European response in the face of excessive energy firm windfall profits or "speculative behaviour".
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
He promptly took advantage of the windfall by purchasing a beautiful eighteenth-century Tassini viola, lest the money be snatched away as abruptly and mysteriously as it had arrived.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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