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

The increase in demand has pushed coal prices higher and even sparked talk of a windfall tax in coal-producing Indonesia, which reversed a decision taken last year to reduce production.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

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

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Just don’t expect the move to come with a windfall.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

He promptly took advantage of the windfall by purchasing a beautiful eighteenth-century Tassini viola, lest the money be snatched away as abruptly and mysteriously as it had arrived.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik