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
“I went to the VP and I complained,” he says, but an executive told him, “This is not a democratic institution. We are a profit-making business.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025
The regulator says it also wants to understand how firms balance profit-making with safeguards, how parents are informed and whether vulnerable users are adequately protected.
From BBC • Sep. 12, 2025
It all came down to profit-making moves and advertising.
From Slate • Jul. 25, 2025
The welfare of the community is surest when social conditions favor the freest communication in all ranges of employment, whether in wage-earning or in profit-making.
From Rural Health and Welfare by Fairchild, George Thompson
