make a killing
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Daniel Sundheim’s D1 Capital Partners is another hedge-fund firm that stands to make a killing when SpaceX goes public.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
When it comes to making money as a director, Chapman’s Jones quoted the adage, “You can make a killing, but you can’t make a living.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2023
“Sponsors make a killing, and public shareholders take a bath,” Mr. Klausner said.
From New York Times • Dec. 7, 2022
And if prices fall low enough, stations can make a killing.
From Washington Post • Apr. 11, 2022
If it were not, one could make a killing on the stock exchange by having a computer that would remember tomorrow’s prices!
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
