for profit

Example Sentences

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The next year, Chisholm got pregnant and started a certified medical assistant program at the for-profit Brightwood Career Institute.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

Researchers found that for-profit nursing homes were more likely to have lower ratings than nonprofits.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026

In the post, OpenAI said its founders and Musk had actually agreed in 2017 that a for-profit structure would be the next phase for the company.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

At the same time, Edison and the state’s two other big for-profit electric companies are lobbying state officials for even more protection from the cost of future fires to reassure their investors.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2026

There’s no record of Hopkins and Gey accepting money for HeLa cells, but many for-profit cell banks and biotech companies have.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot