profit-making
Example Sentences
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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
Mr. Rood, a professor of history at the University of Georgia, treats the plantation primarily as a sophisticated economic machine that developed into an engine of profit-making in the modern economy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
It all came down to profit-making moves and advertising.
From Slate • Jul. 25, 2025
Sharing fees have yet to be worked out but Govan stresses that the collaboration is not a profit-making endeavor.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2024
It is clear, then, that there is no difference between profit-making in its mildest form, speculation in its opprobrious sense as the middle term, and gambling as the ultimate, except in degree.
From Cannibals all! or, Slaves without masters by Fitzhugh, George
