make a profit

Example Sentences

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Unlike the Fed, stablecoins seek to make a profit.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Now he is being charged with using classified info to make a profit.

From Salon • May 24, 2026

Both companies are the subject of major interest from short sellers, or traders who aim to make a profit from stocks by betting on their declining value.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

As the Senate Finance Committee documented in 2015, its executives concluded it could make a profit by charging $55,000 per 12-week treatment for Sovaldi.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

And we gave food away, as we often did also—even I, a businessman, trained to give away nothing, to always make a profit.

From "Seedfolks" by Paul Fleischman