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

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

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

Technical academies are well represented, most of them from the for-profit sector that has been under scrutiny in recent years because students too often emerge with tens of thousands of dollars of debt—but not jobs.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove