windfall
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Both sales and earnings have stagnated over that time, so shareholders will likely welcome the windfall offered by the company’s new private-equity ownership.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
Whether “The End of Oak Street” is the prehistoric windfall they’re hoping for remains to be seen.
From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026
The windfall accounted for about 30% of the share proceeds Lance has collected since May 2009, according to VerityData.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
The latest windfall is so generous it has stunned even Wall Street, where the stock prices of the private health-insurance giants involved in the program rocketed in response.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026
We walk along, and when I come to the patch of windfall apples, I kick one so hard it ricochets off the trunk of an elm tree.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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