windfall
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The fact that marginal cost pricing would lead to reselling, creating windfall profits for anyone lucky enough to get a rationed ticket, does not alter the principle.
From Salon • Jun. 14, 2026
Local officials said the windfall for teachers, funded by a portion of the parish’s sales tax, reflects an influx of economic activity that is helping to revitalize a slumping region.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
His policy chief grumbled that part of the chip makers’ windfall should fund a “national dividend.”
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
The UK government says it plans to replace the windfall tax by 2030.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
He promptly took advantage of the windfall by purchasing a beautiful eighteenth-century Tassini viola, lest the money be snatched away as abruptly and mysteriously as it had arrived.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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