windfall
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Among those who expect to receive an inheritance or financial gift, 43% say their retirement planning depends a great deal on that expected windfall, LendingTree found.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
But for the residents of Dol-llys Hall on the outskirts of Llanidloes, Powys, no windfall was necessary.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
That historic windfall has increasingly drawn Nvidia into bankrolling AI expansion through investments in startups.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
The announcement had been widely expected as pressure mounts on Korean chip giants to share the AI windfall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Palsson and Bobby might see some money, it was suggested, if the film made a profit, although it was highly unlikely for a documentary to realize even a slight windfall.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Companies are using tariff refund windfalls to cut prices and absorb higher supply-chain costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
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
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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