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SKW's CEO Carsten Franzke says that the company is not a "war profiteer" and will probably just break even once soaring energy costs are also taken into account.

From Barron's ● May 3, 2026

They also would risk casting Saudi Arabia in the role of profiteer in a war it didn’t start.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026

And that brings us to a linchpin of Kennedy’s efforts to change Cadiz’s image from water profiteer to responsible steward of a precious, and increasingly scarce, natural resource.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2024

Meanwhile, Philadelphia abruptly cut off a vaccine clinic operator amid concerns that it had sought to profiteer from the work.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 26, 2021

Oskar Schindler has been called many names: scoundrel, womanizer, war profiteer, drunk.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson

Exchanges and index providers, the profiteers of trading volume, will cash in by quickly listing the stocks.

From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026

Swatch was forced to close stores on three continents over the weekend after fans and watch profiteers overwhelmed the debut of the manufacturer’s tie-up with luxury brand Audemars Piguet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026

After the operation is complete, his team carefully collects the leftover shavings — even those could be valuable to profiteers eager to sell rhino horn on the black market.

From Salon ● Jun. 16, 2025

After eventually returning to his post, Mr Bongo embarked on an image revamp, putting himself forward as a man of rigour bent on rooting out "traitors" and "profiteers" in his inner circle.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2023

One senator denounced the various “illegal plots, counterplots, espionage, decoys, dictographs” that were being used not to “detect and prosecute crime but...to shield profiteers, bribe takers and favorites.”

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

Some supermarket bosses believe theft has been legitimized in the minds of some by accusations that supermarkets have profiteered from food price increases.

From New York Times ● Oct. 25, 2023

There had been a significant financial cost to replace the stolen items while colleagues felt "let down" as Todhunter had "profiteered" while they struggled with a lack of PPE equipment during the coronavirus pandemic.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2021

But he has benefited and profited and profiteered from all of it, each and every day, to the point that he now finds himself in the unique position of being in charge of it now.

From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2020

Instead, the scariest thing about this “Nether” is James Weidman’s thoroughly convincing performance as the defender of a cyberworld he’s built, and profiteered from, that is triggering unexpected meatspace consequences.

From Seattle Times ● May 3, 2018

She had merely profiteered out of it all, and had a good time.

From Potterism A Tragi-Farcical Tract by Macaulay, Rose, Dame

“Because of this, charging inflated prices on necessities is considered price gouging and profiteering against vulnerable incarcerated population who have no ability to refuse or shop elsewhere.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

Company leaders were wary, worried about safety, failure and accusations of profiteering.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

"I am outraged by this inhumane and disgraceful conduct, a profiteering stunt that denies the values of the South Korean community," Lee wrote on X last week.

From Barron's ● May 26, 2026

"Where property developers are just taking the mickey, or just excess profiteering, as we know absolutely goes on... let's challenge that," he said.

From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2026

My profiteering shopkeepers will be useless for this task.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse