windfall
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If prices continue to stay low, it will be bad news for oil producers, whose windfall from the war will be shorter-lived than expected.
From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026
SpaceX’s compensation philosophy historically favored equity over cash salaries, so this windfall extends well beyond executives and engineers to include nontechnical staff, entry-level workers and even cafeteria employees.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026
The AI boom has created a windfall of sorts for some chip makers, including American company Micron, which reported on Wednesday that its quarterly revenue had quadrupled.
From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026
So being selected early isn’t just about bragging rights — it’s also a major financial windfall that can determine a player’s earnings for the next several years.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 23, 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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