windfall
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Most companies are choosing to hold on to the windfall, rather than reinvesting in production, Tom Ellacott, vice president of corporate research at Wood Mackenzie, said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
You are a better mark given that you are excited at the idea of getting a windfall and are already thinking about how you are going to spend the money.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
The data centre boom is generating windfall gains for companies largely overlooked by investors, offering a bright spot in a market rattled by concerns over AI's impact on India's export-oriented tech sector.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
If he wanted to encourage more drilling in the North Sea, Burnham could also opt to scrap the Energy Profits Level, also known as the windfall tax.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
She saw him from the kitchen window that afternoon gathering early windfall apples and dropping them in a burlap bag.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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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
Some of the firms scored their windfalls due to their closeness to founders like Musk, raising questions about whether they will have the same access to future entrepreneurs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
The investments covered in the ledger were tiny percentages of SpaceX but would have generated windfalls.
From Salon ● 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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