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windfall

[wind-fawl] / ˈwɪndˌfɔl /


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It's due to be replaced in 2030 by another windfall tax, which operators like more because it's only triggered when prices are high and falls back when they are low.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

That windfall could deepen the roots of the game domestically, Canada Soccer says, through more funding for youth participation, coaching development, and support for senior and youth national teams.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

Samsung Electronics was obliged to offer employees windfall payments to prevent industrial action.

From MarketWatch Jul. 8, 2026

Add to that the fact that U.S. companies are earning gobs of money, and the windfall isn’t limited to the likes of Microsoft or Nvidia.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 4, 2026

One must never overreact to the spoils of one’s windfall.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

The investments covered in the ledger were tiny percentages of SpaceX but would have generated windfalls.

From Salon Jun. 19, 2026

Social-media was littered with memes about lucky investors celebrating their windfalls, including those with just one or two SpaceX shares.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 16, 2026

“Some employees will spend their windfalls on housing, and some will spend it on other things — but large liquidity events like this do have meaningful effects on local real-estate markets,” said Zhao.

From MarketWatch Jun. 13, 2026

Use windfalls: Tax refunds, bonuses, side income, the occasional unexpected check.

From MarketWatch May 15, 2026

They’d begun to come upon dead windfalls of pinetrees, great swaths of ruin cut through the countryside.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy




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