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windfall

[wind-fawl] / ˈwɪndˌfɔl /


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"Encourage more North Sea investment, reduce the windfall tax, and that would encourage businesses to invest in the north east," he said.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The move by TotalEnergies has so far helped avert mass protests, as surging profits make it a target for a windfall tax.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The same shortage is a windfall for the companies on the other side of the wall, and the contrast is the most useful map an investor has.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

But less and less of that windfall reaches the millions of Sudanese it once sustained.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

That's it, that has to be it: The heir who wins the windfall will be the one who finds the fourth!

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin




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