profit-making

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Jeremy Carassco, co-founder of the AI research firm Riddance, said the number of accounts pushing this type of content indicates that the videos are working as a profit-making scheme.

From Barron's • Jun. 18, 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 government is setting out plans to "requires all schools to be firmly focused on improving children's outcomes - not excessive profit-making," the spokesperson added.

From BBC • Jul. 31, 2025

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

From Slate • Jul. 25, 2025

Such salaries are less clearly defined in the labor market, being usually complicated with profit-making, and are liable to be considered out of all proportion with the wages of other workers.

From Rural Health and Welfare by Fairchild, George Thompson