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profiteer

[prof-i-teer] / ˌprɒf ɪˈtɪər /


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SKW's CEO Carsten Franzke says that the company is not a "war profiteer" and will probably just break even once soaring energy costs are also taken into account.

From Barron's May 3, 2026

They also would risk casting Saudi Arabia in the role of profiteer in a war it didn’t start.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 20, 2026

But then, the very act and art of dealmaking, you soon realize, is fundamental to Oskar Schindler’s story, which is, after all, the story of a German war profiteer.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 14, 2023

Meanwhile, Philadelphia abruptly cut off a vaccine clinic operator amid concerns that it had sought to profiteer from the work.

From Washington Times Jan. 26, 2021

Oskar Schindler has been called many names: scoundrel, womanizer, war profiteer, drunk.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson

Exchanges and index providers, the profiteers of trading volume, will cash in by quickly listing the stocks.

From Barron's Jun. 10, 2026

Next step for the profiteers of the “Michael” movie is its no doubt inevitable sequel.

From The Wall Street Journal May 2, 2026

Love said we need to reclaim the importance of science, which “requires a systemic mindset shift that won’t happen until the misinformation spread by wellness profiteers is clamped down on.”

From Salon Apr. 13, 2025

In that sense, Cronenberg’s films are eerily prescient allegories of our present-day techverse and proselytizing profiteers like Sam Altman and Elon Musk.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 24, 2024

So have the early researchers, like Dr. Strayer, who were often sailing against headwinds generated by the corporations and profiteers benefiting from connected drivers.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

Some supermarket bosses believe theft has been legitimized in the minds of some by accusations that supermarkets have profiteered from food price increases.

From New York Times Oct. 25, 2023

There had been a significant financial cost to replace the stolen items while colleagues felt "let down" as Todhunter had "profiteered" while they struggled with a lack of PPE equipment during the coronavirus pandemic.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2021

But he has benefited and profited and profiteered from all of it, each and every day, to the point that he now finds himself in the unique position of being in charge of it now.

From Slate Jun. 2, 2020

Instead, the scariest thing about this “Nether” is James Weidman’s thoroughly convincing performance as the defender of a cyberworld he’s built, and profiteered from, that is triggering unexpected meatspace consequences.

From Seattle Times May 3, 2018

That Silas should have profiteered when he got the chance was natural.

From Mr. Prohack by Bennett, Arnold

Company leaders were wary, worried about safety, failure and accusations of profiteering.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

"I am outraged by this inhumane and disgraceful conduct, a profiteering stunt that denies the values of the South Korean community," Lee wrote on X last week.

From Barron's May 26, 2026

"It's always somebody else's fault: it's either the local authorities' fault or the scandalous profiteering residential sector; nobody will seem to accept responsibility", he says.

From BBC May 20, 2026

This is not the first time that Gilead has been accused of profiteering.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 9, 2026

My profiteering shopkeepers will be useless for this task.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse




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