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benefit

[ben-uh-fit] / ˈbɛn ə fɪt /




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Benefit refers to anything that promotes the welfare or improves the state of a person or group: a benefit to society. Advantage refers to anything that places one in an improved position, especially in coping with competition or difficulties: It is to one's advantage to have traveled widely. Profit refers to any valuable, useful, or helpful gain: to one’s intellectual profit.

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The country, home to the world’s two largest memory-chip makers Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, continues to benefit from the artificial-intelligence boom.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

The greatest potential benefit of this approach may emerge as scientists develop treatments designed to slow or prevent Alzheimer's-related cognitive decline before noticeable symptoms develop.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

“I’d open my eyes and see what’s going to benefit South L.A.,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

By settling before a trial kicks off, the social media companies contain costs from lawyer fees and potential penalties; another benefit is that it shields their executives from testifying in court.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

Fortresses, then, are either useful or not, depending upon the times: if they benefit you in one way, they injure you in another.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

She wrote about the need for governments to be "braver" in building big infrastructure projects and "clear eyed" about the risks and benefits AI would drive in advanced economies.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

Welsh ministers had called for changes to their borrowing rules and assurances that child poverty payments it wants to introduce would leave recipients' tax and benefits allowances unaffected.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

However, the researchers caution that longer studies are needed to determine whether the benefits can be sustained.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

Integral said its 1Q revenue in Australia rose by 5.1%, lagging behind estimated growth in Medicare benefits of 7.1%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

One of the benefits of the costume: concealment.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby

Together, the results suggest that crocodiles may have benefited from living in regions where temperatures remained within their preferred range, even as conditions became much less favorable for many dinosaurs.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

CN Rail benefited from a 4% increase in gross ton miles and a 4% rise in revenue ton miles, two key metrics that track total train movement and revenue-generating cargo multiplied by distance traveled.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

City Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson, a friend and ally of Bass since 1995, said Black Angelenos have benefited from the mayor’s work on public safety, economic development and construction of affordable housing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

TotalEnergies benefited from "a high-price environment characterised by historic refining margin levels and a bull gas market", Pouyanne said in a statement.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

We never won anything, but my vocabulary benefited from the exercise.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

Bausch + Lomb increased its full-year outlook after logging a third-quarter profit, benefiting from rising revenue across its three segments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

The upshot: The Americans benefiting most from soaring energy stocks aren’t necessarily the ones feeling the pain at the pump.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

"Investors already know that higher interest rates are benefiting the banks so HSBC's big increase in third-quarter profits was not enough to win them over," said Russ Mould, investment director at AJ Bell.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

A prosecutor usually needs to prove that one of these people committed a criminal act while doing their job, with some intention of benefiting the company.

From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2026

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

Both producers posted a sharp increase in third-quarter earnings as their oil refining units benefitted from a spike in fuel prices related to war-related disruptions in Middle East and Russian exports.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Not all families who benefitted from slavery, however, have agreed with the Heirs group approach.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

Meanwhile, Hosseini noted that logic chips, such as central processing units, have also benefitted from rising average prices, though “recent trends suggest a period of stabilization.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

Bitcoin has, along with gold and silver, also benefitted from the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Newcomen must have benefitted from either Savery’s or Papin’s expertise.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

The prime minister's official deputy spokeswoman rejected the claims, stating the police have the government's "full backing" and are benefitting from investment.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Oil-services company Halliburton reported quarterly earnings and revenue growth, benefitting from elevated oil prices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Chacin said the expanded police presence could help stem violence, but that tackling organized crime required, above all, following the money -- investigating how the proceeds are laundered and who is benefitting most.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

Meanwhile, groups such as his are benefitting from the government brain drain.

From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026

He accordingly departed in the morning, arrayed in hunter's style, and well appointed with everything benefitting his vocation.

From The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U. S. A., in the Rocky Mountains and the Far West by Benjamin Louis Eulalie de Bonneville


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