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windfall

[wind-fawl] / ˈwɪndˌfɔl /


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Energy infrastructure is the ultimate heavy asset and a cash windfall doesn’t hurt either.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

This prompted complaints from hotel owners, who say they aren’t seeing any financial benefit from Marriott’s windfall while their own profits are under pressure because of rising labor costs, taxes and other expenses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

The fact that marginal cost pricing would lead to reselling, creating windfall profits for anyone lucky enough to get a rationed ticket, does not alter the principle.

From Salon • Jun. 14, 2026

But will a windfall arrive for the dollar?

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

"You know, ashes scattered to the winds, so the one who wins the windfall gets— Oh, never mind."

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin




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