profitable
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Critics such as Aditya Suresh, head of India equity research for Macquarie Capital, don’t see quick-commerce becoming sustainably profitable given the increasing level of competition.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
It is an investment with "a whole bunch of zeros behind the dollars", he says - and one pharmaceutical companies so far have not seen as being profitable.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Mind-blowing growth is about to propel Anthropic into its first profitable quarter.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
Late-night shows were once among the most profitable programs on TV because of their ability to reach viewers in the 18-to-34 age group that attract premium prices for commercial time.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
“The university will be more inclined to reward by pay or promotion him who makes some addition to knowledge of an immediately profitable kind rather than him who works for knowledge itself,” he said.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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