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profitable

[prof-i-tuh-buhl] / ˈprɒf ɪ tə bəl /


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To pay for it, Porter would impose a progressive corporate tax, meaning more profitable businesses and corporations would pay a higher rate.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

But that also puts gas and other less profitable refined products at risk of price increases.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

Meanwhile, Apple will continue to be absurdly profitable thanks to a level of customer lock-in that means a typical user is today on his sixth iPhone.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

But while some have been pushed to the brink, others, whose core businesses are more profitable in a war or who benefit from volatile energy prices, have seen record earnings.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

His fellow planters cherished him as a visionary for being the first in the region to switch to cotton, leading the profitable charge.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead




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