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for profit

[fer-prof-it] / fərˈprɒf ɪt /


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This isn’t unheard of: Some universities already have taxable, for-profit arms, whether it’s in real estate development, hospitality or startup incubators.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Researchers found that for-profit nursing homes were more likely to have lower ratings than nonprofits.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026

The report noted that the Oakland-based healthcare system’s corporate pension, Kaiser Permanente Group Trust, holds assets in CoreCivic and the GEO Group, the two largest for-profit prison corporations in the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

Maybe replacing for-profit enterprises with nonprofits won’t fix the income disparities he complains about.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

There’s no record of Hopkins and Gey accepting money for HeLa cells, but many for-profit cell banks and biotech companies have.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot