windfall
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In her time, and in her opinion, a sensible woman’s paths to financial freedom were limited to hoping for a windfall or making one’s fortune off others’ backs as a madam.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
Reduced pandemic ship orders coupled with a rebound in leisure travel and stepped-up presales of onboard packages led to a windfall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
The sheer scale of Reform's record-breaking donation windfall has prompted an urgent debate across the parties.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Among those who expect to receive an inheritance or financial gift, 43% say their retirement planning depends a great deal on that expected windfall, LendingTree found.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
One must never overreact to the spoils of one’s windfall.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
Do you think investors are going to write off these massive AI windfalls, or write them down?
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
Pacific island nations are divided on whether deep-sea mining will deliver economic windfalls, or environmental catastrophe.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
Refiners PBF Energy and Valero also reported windfalls, with the latter earning $3.7 billion, another fivefold increase from the year before.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Lim Chae-hoon, the sales head of a BMW dealership in Seoul, said his customers frequently mention their stock windfalls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
The early apples were now ripening, and the grass of the orchard was littered with windfalls.
From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell
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