profit
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But recouping money usually isn’t enough for a studio like Warner Bros., which is always looking for profit margin, not break-even figures.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
Oscar, the insurer, announced gains in enrollment and profit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
By 2017 profit began to fizzle and then fell into losses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
The "infinite personalisation" through foams, flavours, and protein are "almost pure profit" for the chain.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
This action angered both settlers who wanted to move into that region and the land speculators who sought to profit from selling land there.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
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"It's undoubtedly better than before. Before, this oil wasn't being extracted; if no one extracts it, no one pays royalties, and no one profits from it," he said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
Bristol Myers and Pfizer co-market Eliquis and share profits equally throughout much of the world, so both companies face a hit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
However the institute notes that was compensated by strong growth from other taxes, namely a hike in VAT and corporate profits tax.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
During her 2024 Guts tour, she launched her nonprofit Fund 4 Good and directed $2.5 million in profits and donations from that circuit of shows to several global groups working in women’s rights.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
In just a few years it had somehow become the most powerful engine of profits and employment on Wall Street—and it made no economic sense.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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He profited from the two front-nine par fives to pick up three birdies by the turn and lead by one.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Though Rinsch told the streamer that his sci-fi show “White Horse” was progressing nicely, the filmmaker allegedly moved the remaining money into cryptocurrency and profited from crypto speculation over the next couple of years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
He also shared times that fun moments have gone sour, such as feeling slighted by a friend who profited from selling him a boat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
The fines were levied under a 1996 law, the Helms-Burton Act, which allowed any American whose assets had been expropriated by the Castro government to sue those who profited from their use.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
You would have profited more than you would have thought by that trip.
From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg
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A bull call spread involves purchasing a lower-strike VIX call and selling a higher-strike one with the aim of profiting if the index rises.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
“Greg Kading is profiting off Duane Davis’s life story,” Palal said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
A new report by the Equable Institute on the state of government pensions shows that the taxpayers and public workers are already profiting plenty from the AI market boom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Energy majors are profiting also from their trades as oil and gas futures swing between big gains and losses on the war's latest headlines.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
Joe had come up with a scheme for profiting from the arrival of these throngs in his father’s new neighborhood.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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