be profitable

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In 2018, he found that demand for cafeteria food was too low to be profitable, and he pivoted to a nightclub and lounge concept called Clifton’s Republic, featuring multiple dining and drinking venues.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

On Thursday, a LIV source told BBC Sport that four of its 14 events would be profitable in 2026, along with 10 of its 13 teams.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Given AI’s electricity consumption and chip costs, businesses aren’t going to let their horsepower be diverted by the machines themselves for humanity-destroying side projects, unless maybe the machines can show how humanity-destroying might be profitable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Those AI technologies might not be profitable yet, but they will be disruptive.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

He paused and then went on: "We are all his guests. I think it would be profitable if each one of us were to explain exactly how that came about."

From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie