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lucrative

adjective as in productive, well-paid

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A handful of U.S. audit partners complained that the consulting business was receiving the majority of its lucrative tax business.

When tech companies went on a recruiting spree a few years ago, Markham, 48, saw a chance to turn his computer-programming hobby into a more lucrative career.

Government contracting offers stable, often lucrative long-term contracts—exactly what these firms will need if the private market for AI dips.

An alleged Chinese racketeer linked to a hugely lucrative scam hub in Myanmar was extradited from Thailand to China on Wednesday, a police official in Bangkok told AFP.

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For all the Dodgers’ short-term financial flexibility, it is fair to wonder how many more lucrative, long-term deals they want to add to what is already an aging core.

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