windfall
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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 budget proposal relies on a tax windfall, largely attributed to the stock market success of artificial intelligence companies, to erase California’s deficit — but some analysts have warned that the AI bubble could burst.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
OpenAI’s public debut is expected to deliver a windfall to its backers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Vulcan, which at the time had fewer than 50 employees, said it would use the windfall to build a large new facility that would churn out thousands of tons of magnets a year.
From Salon • May 31, 2026
He lay hidden during the day and went in search of food at night— turnips, a few ears of corn from a crib, a few windfall apples—nothing that would be missed.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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