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windfall

[wind-fawl] / ˈwɪndˌfɔl /


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Last week, California Gov. Gavin Newsom released his revised budget proposal, which uses a tax windfall to help wipe out California’s deficit over the next two fiscal years.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

Last week, California Gov. Gavin Newsom released his revised budget proposal, which uses a tax windfall to help wipe out California’s deficit over the next two fiscal years.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

If projections of the unexpected tax windfall, which analysts attribute to stock market interest in artificial intelligence companies, bear out, the upswing could mark a lucky break for Newsom.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

The concept of an AI windfall tax is a worry for markets, even if it’s just a nascent idea overseas.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

The edge of the lake a riprap of twisted stumps, gray and weathered, the windfall trees of a hurricane years past.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy




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