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windfall

[wind-fawl] / ˈwɪndˌfɔl /


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The budget proposal relies on a tax windfall, largely attributed to the stock market success of artificial intelligence companies, to erase California’s deficit — but some analysts have warned that the AI bubble could burst.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Menefee’s support of cryptocurrency came with a windfall.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

Plenty of ideas are already in the air about how to spend the windfall: new pavements, renovating the school or offering home-help services.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

And with kickoff less than two weeks away, warning signs have surfaced for local businesses who were promised a windfall.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

Rader was in charge of the $70-million-a-year windfall that the Church was bringing in, mostly from tithing its members.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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