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profitable

[prof-i-tuh-buhl] / ˈprɒf ɪ tə bəl /


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"What's different about Ford is we've been here for 100 years, and I have one mission on this assignment, and that is to build a sustainably profitable business in Ford for the next 100 years."

From BBC • May 18, 2026

To be sure, the measure does not capture the entire small-cap universe, because about 40% of small-cap companies are not profitable, Shiran noted.

From MarketWatch • May 16, 2026

Asked if the promotion was profitable, Konecny said the company was happy with its economic outcomes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

"Maize was not profitable as it was prone to disease," Sola told AFP, hoping for a "rewarding harvest" in his new venture.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

The slave trade had become less profitable during the Revolution as slaveholders relied more on the natural increase of their enslaved population.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis




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