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profitable

[prof-i-tuh-buhl] / ˈprɒf ɪ tə bəl /


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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

Its investors now include Jane Street, the savvy quant-trading firm that ranks among Wall Street’s most profitable, some of the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

This is a profitable business and one that generates significant income.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

One potential snag: companies want to put driverless taxis in highly profitable, densely populated urban areas; many politicians want them in suburban and rural areas, to compensate for public-transport gaps.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

That he happened to have found a way to make disposal both efficient and profitable was simply a testament to his power.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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