windfall
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The suggestion by a Korean member of parliament last week of a windfall tax on chip manufacturers was enough to prompt a 5% drop in the Kospi in a matter of hours.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
Last week, California Gov. Gavin Newsom released his revised budget proposal, which uses a tax windfall to help wipe out California’s deficit over the next two fiscal years.
From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026
MONTGOMERY, Ala. —President Trump in his first term proved a windfall for the Southern Poverty Law Center, the antiracism nonprofit famed for its courtroom wins against the Ku Klux Klan decades ago.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
If projections of the unexpected tax windfall, which analysts attribute to stock market interest in artificial intelligence companies, bear out, the upswing could mark a lucky break for Newsom.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
It was then that Presto realized the extent of his windfall.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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