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bonanza

[buh-nan-zuh, boh-] / bəˈnæn zə, boʊ- /
NOUN
windfall
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Americans spent less at gas stations due to cheaper fuel and bought less online after Amazon’s summer sales bonanza.

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 2026

The Metro covers the hunt for eclipse glasses, dubbing it Black Wednesday as the demand for specs to watch the solar eclipse has resulted in a "money-making bonanza" for shops.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has proved a bonanza for Big Oil.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

European banks may not receive quite the same impetus from mega IPOs and the AI capex bonanza as their U.S. counterparts but this is reflected in the significantly lower valuations attached to them.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

Langley, full of talented people with varied interests, was a bonanza of recruits for her many volunteer activities.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

SpaceX employees are racing to figure out what to do with their coming bonanzas.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 9, 2026

The researchers suggest that these young eagles could be taking advantage of seasonal food bonanzas such as spawning salmon, nesting waterfowl, or carcasses of large mammals.

From Science Daily Dec. 11, 2025

It didn’t erase all that went sideways during the losses, or even prior victories that were goal-scoring bonanzas in which defensive play was abandoned.

From Seattle Times Dec. 21, 2022

But the last two years have brought financial bonanzas for ocean shipping companies, with the industry as a whole posting more than $150 billion in profits in 2021.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 2022

Their story is made up of notices of silver mines, and times of great bonanzas and cattle-raising.

From Mexico and its Religion With Incidents of Travel in That Country During Parts of the Years 1851-52-53-54, and Historical Notices of Events Connected With Places Visited by Robert A. Wilson




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