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bonanza

[buh-nan-zuh, boh-] / bəˈnæn zə, boʊ- /
NOUN
windfall
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But if it delivers a wet punch, it will also bring an upside: a bonanza of water.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

But the AI bonanza has emerged as the big offset to the growth squeeze from the energy crunch.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

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

It was, in the words of one CIA agent, "a bonanza."

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

Such offerings can be fee bonanzas for the teams of banks involved.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 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

Some merchants — a cheesemonger, a produce vendor, a baker — said that they had long counted local householders as their main customers, but that picnic-sized portions for tourists yielded cash bonanzas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2024

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

A few struck bonanzas and took out a thousand dollars a day.

From The Boy With the U.S. Miners by Francis Rolt-Wheeler




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