winnings
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Several of the officers whom Flores taped said he often talked about wanting to win the “LAPD lottery,” meaning he intended to sue the department and retire on his winnings, according to the motion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
Because of how these products are designed, investors who hold them for longer than a day take the risk that “volatility decay” may erode some or all of their winnings, Sotiroff said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
As Thaler and Johnson wrote: “Until the winnings are completely depleted, losses are coded as reductions in a gain, as if losing some of ‘their money’ doesn’t hurt as much as losing one’s own cash.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Fery pledged to reinvest his £115,000 Melbourne winnings into his career and he has brought in a full-time physio and a biomechanics expert to change his serve.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
“Thank you, Mayor. Now I’d like to take my winnings and donate them to the Downtown Revitalization Fund. And I’d like to thank my business partner, Jubilee Johnson, for all her help and inspiring ideas.”
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
