profiteering

Example Sentences

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She said it was looking at regulation to prevent profiteering and to reduce EU tariffs.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Allegations of profiteering have accompanied it from the start.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

The New Yorker has estimated the family’s total profiteering to be worth around $4 billion, with the lion’s share coming from the Gulf monarchies.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

Acting executive director for consumer protection Emma Cochraine warned suppliers against profiteering by hiking the price of heating oil for those who have already placed orders.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

“Are you silently condemning me for profiteering from the war? Somebody had to import the stockfish, you know.”

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie