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windfall

[wind-fawl] / ˈwɪndˌfɔl /


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Although skyrocketing fuel prices provide refiners with huge profits, middlemen such as Tuxis-Ohr’s don’t see the same windfall.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 23, 2026

The windfall tax could see a 33% levy on 2026 Portuguese profits that are more than 20% above the average of 2024 and 2025, and would likely include Galp’s refining and commercial profits, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 21, 2026

The sheer scale of Reform's record-breaking donation windfall has prompted an urgent debate across the parties.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

Among those who expect to receive an inheritance or financial gift, 43% say their retirement planning depends a great deal on that expected windfall, LendingTree found.

From MarketWatch Sep. 8, 2026

My feet feel like lead as I make my way to the palace, over ground strewn with windfall apples, their golden scent blowing in the air.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

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

Lim Chae-hoon, the sales head of a BMW dealership in Seoul, said his customers frequently mention their stock windfalls.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

After that he always stuffed his pockets with windfalls.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes




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