windfall
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The UK government says it plans to replace the windfall tax by 2030.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
The move by TotalEnergies has so far helped avert mass protests, as surging profits make it a target for a windfall tax.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
You’re paying the monthly equivalent of a cellphone bill or a meal out for two people in exchange for a possible windfall.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
The big moves illustrate how AI investments can result in a windfall for a vast interconnected web of companies, some of whom are direct competitors.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
At full dusk or thereabouts he ate three rice balls, a slab of rock cod, and two windfall apples from a wild tree behind Bender’s Spring.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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