windfall
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The gold rush for artificial intelligence has already created a windfall for the state from a surge in income tax collected on stock market gains.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
The windfall hasn’t solved California’s long-term budget challenges but has given state leaders some unexpected, near-term flexibility.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
This windfall ends up in the hands of a powerful few.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
All of these factors help to boost the appeal of an immediate financial windfall.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
He lay hidden during the day and went in search of food at night— turnips, a few ears of corn from a crib, a few windfall apples—nothing that would be missed.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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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
Even there, they were often overshadowed until scoring massive windfalls from recent AI and other investments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
The investments covered in the ledger were tiny percentages of SpaceX but would have generated windfalls.
From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2026
After that he always stuffed his pockets with windfalls.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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