lucrative

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So when a lucrative commission comes to Y, inviting him to compose a patriotic anthem for the “victory generation,” you already know what his answer is.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

A global risk would be that Iran embraces the tolls it recently started charging for each tanker passing through the strait as a new, lucrative income stream, he said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

This exploration could have a vast, potentially lucrative economic angle at a time when both countries are locked in trade tensions.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

The Bottom Line: While the Middle East has emerged as a lucrative market for many tech companies in recent years, the Americas remains their biggest source of revenue.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

Historian John Grenier reports that it could be quite lucrative to be a scalp hunter.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz