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Recent Examples of windfall The windfall came with an obligation for a widescale environmental cleanup after the site was used as an open-pit sand mine for more than 60 years. Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2025 The President’s crypto windfall, critics suggest, disincentivize him to crack down on the industry, which could cause his tokens to decrease in value by billions of dollars. Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 22 Jan. 2025 In addition, the past few years have been marked by a multibillion-dollar windfall of private investment in the field, principally in the United States. Farhat Beg, The Conversation, 8 Jan. 2025 JPMorgan's profit rose to a record high in 2024 as its dealmakers and traders reaped a windfall from rebounding markets in the fourth quarter. Pritam Biswas and Nupur Anand, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for windfall 
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Noun
  • The benefits here are to conserve client battery life while optimizing network resources.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Social Security benefits are paid to more than 70 million Americans on a monthly basis, and help form the bedrock of income for many retirees, survivors of deceased claimants and disabled people.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • So it’s truly been a blessing to be under the wings of CIAA.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2025
  • But over time, York and Mac, with the producers’ blessing, slipped into a decidedly non-Aussie voice.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 4 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Any federal blessing for data-center construction, as Trump granted Stargate, is a boon to production.
    Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2025
  • President Donald Trump’s tariff order on steel imports could be a boon for a handful of domestic metal stocks, according to Goldman Sachs.
    Brian Evans, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The Panama Canal was not a concession or a gift from the United States.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 1 Feb. 2025
  • Looking for gift ideas and bargains, online shoppers flocked to artificial intelligence chatbots in droves this holiday season.
    Paulina Likos, CNBC, 1 Feb. 2025

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“Windfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/windfall. Accessed 17 Feb. 2025.

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