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profitable

[prof-i-tuh-buhl] / ˈprɒf ɪ tə bəl /


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They don’t call videogames the world’s most profitable pastime for nothing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Nvidia, which operates a highly profitable business making the expensive chips AI runs on, fell as much as 4% in midday trading Tuesday.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Starlink provided the largest share of SpaceX’s revenue in 2025 — $11.32 billion of its $18.8 billion — and was its only profitable segment, with $4.42 billion in net income.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

“It will become the largest and most profitable company on the planet.,” he said, adding that it could hit a $10 trillion to $30 trillion valuation in 10 to 15 years.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

But they sent in a physician, in whose hands and voice was a more enduring, a more profitable comfort than any I ever found in Orgoreyn.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin




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