windfall
Example Sentences
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The decision by the Delaware Supreme Court rejects a pair of judgments by Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick of the state's Court of Chancery and sets the stage for the world's richest person to get another windfall.
From Barron's
However, this latest windfall is unlikely to change the couple's community-minded attitude.
From BBC
Some have sought advice on how to manage their windfalls.
From MarketWatch
After years of permitting account sharing, Netflix cracked down on the practice in earnest in recent years, delivering a revenue windfall.
Flores, Sable’s chief executive, wagered that he could patch a leaky pipeline that once caused a disastrous oil spill, ship tens of thousands of barrels of crude to California’s refineries—and earn a windfall.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.