windfall
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French President Emmanuel Macron is meanwhile calling for a European response in the face of excessive energy firm windfall profits or "speculative behaviour".
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
Although SpaceX holds stock buybacks twice a year to help staff and investors convert their SpaceX stock into cash, the sheer size and potential valuation of the planned IPO could create a windfall for some.
From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026
For now, shale companies are focused on bolstering their balance sheets to weather future oil volatility thanks to a free cash flow windfall.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
The additional windfall is distributed in three instalments over three years, meaning Town will continue to benefit from the money for the next two seasons.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
“Better, ten kilos of rice and two bars of soap,” she said, which we do need badly, but I despaired for an imaginary windfall that would bring nothing but more white starch into this house.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
Vocabulary lists containing windfall
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