for profit

Example Sentences

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This isn’t unheard of: Some universities already have taxable, for-profit arms, whether it’s in real estate development, hospitality or startup incubators.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Oregon’s Jeff Merkley is probing Partners Group and American Securities for financial records of for-profit child-care companies they control.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026

California privacy law specifically requires certain large for-profit companies to get consent to collect data from anyone under 16.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026

By the time Shin hit the road, defectors themselves, many of them former North Korean military and police officers, had taken over the trade and were quietly running for-profit operations.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden