lucrative

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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

Small-cap stocks are less lucrative for brokers to cover and offer less investment-banking business.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 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

On behalf of IOI, I wish to make you a highly lucrative business proposition, the exact details of which we can discuss in a private chatlink session.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline