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windfall

[wind-fawl] / ˈwɪndˌfɔl /


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The chancellor is expected to use a windfall tax on banks to fund a package of spending measures to help households manage rising energy bills.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

As a result, margins have soared, and with them, market expectations of a cash windfall, analysts said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

That would provide a windfall while being "a lot more bearable", in the words of one bank executive.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Demand for AI-related goods has driven better-than-expected export growth this year, but the windfall isn’t widespread.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

The heir who wins the windfall will be the one who finds the FOURTH.

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin

MarketWatch columnist Aditi Shrikant explains how a tighter budget, automatic payments and unexpected cash windfalls can shrink your balance without sacrificing your financial safety net.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

SpaceX’s initial public offering in June, and mooted IPOs by OpenAI and Anthropic, could generate tens of billions more dollars for schools—assuming high-flyers don’t vamoose to avoid a hefty tax bill on their windfalls.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 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

After that he always stuffed his pockets with windfalls.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes


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