profit-making

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Elon Musk faced fiery questioning Wednesday in his court showdown with OpenAI, as he insisted that the maker of ChatGPT had fooled him by turning what was an altruistic pursuit into a profit-making juggernaut.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

All of these nonprofits generally pay no taxes unless they engage in profit-making activities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

It all came down to profit-making moves and advertising.

From Slate • Jul. 25, 2025

The row between the companies begins with the fact that WordPress has two sides: its non-profit organisation, called WordPress.org, and its profit-making arm, called Automattic.

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2024

This is a ruinously large number, from a profit-making point of view; but the inexorable fact is that in a telephone system nothing is insignificant.

From The History of the Telephone by Casson, Herbert Newton