windfall

Example Sentences

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If HMH has a splashy debut, that would be a windfall for Baker Hughes and Akastor, which are currently 50-50 owners of HMH.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Under the current windfall tax energy companies must pay 78%.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

That fall came amid lower power prices and high windfall taxes, Citi notes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Wall Street doesn’t appear to have taken that potential windfall into account yet.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

We walk along, and when I come to the patch of windfall apples, I kick one so hard it ricochets off the trunk of an elm tree.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black