profit-making

Example Sentences

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Granting nonprofit status to an essentially commercial entity is a mistake, especially if the option to convert to profit-making status remains.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

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

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

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