make a profit
Example Sentences
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The director of the Ford Foundation’s mission investments program explains why the assumption that you can’t make a positive impact and make a profit is all wrong.
From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2026
Pink said the company has has focused on expanding internationally rather than nationally because it’s easier to stand out and make a profit in places where hot dogs aren’t a common sight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
The OCC added—in a letter dated Aug. 4—that the application didn’t show that the Amsterdam-based company could make a profit in the competitive U.S. market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
As he puts it, they need to "make a profit".
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
We were not at all amused to hear that scoundrels were attempting to make a profit off the pauper’s food line tickets.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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