for profit

Example Sentences

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The government is also pushing through reforms aimed at tightening rules to run a school for profit so that only long-term, high-quality operators remain.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Akamai’s previous full-year guidance from February called for profit 0f $6.20 a share to $7.20 a share on a revenue range of $4.4 billion to $4.55 billion.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

Collectors who bought the work of up-and-coming artists hoping to flip them for profit got badly burned.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

The problem for CME’s stock, however, is that Wall Street was anticipating an exceptional first-quarter earnings report, so estimates for profit and revenue had climbed during the quarter.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

Mrs. Diamant went with me to the market the next morning to use some of my savings and buy something that could be sold for profit in the shop.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron