for profit

Example Sentences

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They take our data, our time and our attention, and then turn around and monetize it, selling it for profit to ensure that we continue to fund their wives’ frivolous trips into space.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

Manufactured scarcity created ripe conditions to flip the goods for profit online, and for disorder.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

BofA warned that given almost all the bears are now back into the stock market, early June could be “ripe for profit taking.”

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

Together, they have made housing a more lucrative investment, incentivising the buying and selling of homes for profit.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

But instead of using the ration cards to sell goods for profit, like I do, they pass the cards to the resistance.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse