windfall
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"Encourage more North Sea investment, reduce the windfall tax, and that would encourage businesses to invest in the north east," he said.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 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 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
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
The laundry workers earned 40 cents an hour, ranking them among the lowest paid of all war workers, but with few job options available to them, it felt like a windfall.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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