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lucrative

[loo-kruh-tiv] / ˈlu krə tɪv /


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

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Just remember, the fans of all those other IPOs thought the same thing, and for all but a few, it wasn’t nearly as lucrative as they thought it would be.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

None of this means the rest of the world will ever be as lucrative as America.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

“Yellowstone” and “The New World” actor Q’orianka Kilcher has taken legal action against filmmaker James Cameron, Disney and others she says used her likeness in the wildly lucrative “Avatar” film franchise without her knowledge.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Staurolites, then, were a lucrative deal to everyone concerned.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols




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