for profit

Example Sentences

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They take our data, our time and our attention, and then turn around and monetize it, selling it for profit to ensure that we continue to fund their wives’ frivolous trips into space.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

BofA warned that given almost all the bears are now back into the stock market, early June could be “ripe for profit taking.”

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

Together, they have made housing a more lucrative investment, incentivising the buying and selling of homes for profit.

From BBC • May 12, 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

Their purpose was to escape punishment, or work, or responsibility, and they were used for profit.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck