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unprofitable

[uhn-prof-i-tuh-buhl] / ʌnˈprɒf ɪ tə bəl /




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SpaceX, despite the massive valuation it will earn, is still unprofitable.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Documents related to SpaceX’s initial public offering show the company is unprofitable and CEO Elon Musk controls 85% of the vote.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

The insurers behind the Medicare Advantage market have been exiting certain unprofitable markets or discontinuing plans amid higher-than-expected medical expenses among subscribers and changes in government payments that have squeezed margins.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

While the company recently signed a $20 billion deal with OpenAI for compute capacity, it remains unprofitable and heavily dependent on two major customers in the United Arab Emirates.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

And as to the woman who would not take my handkerchief in exchange for her bread, why, she was right, if the offer appeared to her sinister or the exchange unprofitable.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë




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