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windfall

[wind-fawl] / ˈwɪndˌfɔl /


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October’s windfall also proved fleeting: In January, one of the Hyperliquid accounts lost more than $128 million on an ill-fated bet that ether would rise.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

If HMH has a splashy debut, that would be a windfall for Baker Hughes and Akastor, which are currently 50-50 owners of HMH.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Under the current windfall tax energy companies must pay 78%.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

In September 2018, she wrote to the Moneyist to ask how she should invest her windfall of over $150,000.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

Leaves and windfall pears had piled up beneath the trees.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston