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windfall

noun as in jackpot, profit

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Trump, in return for their longstanding support, has not only pursued the kinds of policies that would reap windfall profits to private prisons, but also reversed an effort by former President Barack Obama to phase private prisons out of the process.

From Salon

A US oil firm has said it will end all its operations in the North Sea by the end of 2029, blaming the impact of the windfall tax.

From BBC

Apache said recent confirmation in the Budget that the windfall tax on oil and gas firm profits would rise and be extended to 2030 had made production uneconomic.

From BBC

With just three months until election day, she generated a wave of initial momentum, which included a flurry of memes on social media, a star-studded endorsement list that included Taylor Swift and a record-setting donation windfall.

From BBC

The chancellor also confirmed a windfall tax the UK government levies on the profits made by oil and gas firms will rise from 38% from 35% on 1 November, and will remain in place until 2030.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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