profiteer
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SKW's CEO Carsten Franzke says that the company is not a "war profiteer" and will probably just break even once soaring energy costs are also taken into account.
From Barron's ● May 3, 2026
They also would risk casting Saudi Arabia in the role of profiteer in a war it didn’t start.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
Questioning of Mr Davidson grew hostile, as the defence tried to paint him as a sleazy Hollywood profiteer.
From BBC ● May 2, 2024
Meanwhile, Philadelphia abruptly cut off a vaccine clinic operator amid concerns that it had sought to profiteer from the work.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 26, 2021
Oskar Schindler has been called many names: scoundrel, womanizer, war profiteer, drunk.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
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Exchanges and index providers, the profiteers of trading volume, will cash in by quickly listing the stocks.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
Next step for the profiteers of the “Michael” movie is its no doubt inevitable sequel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026
“The Department of Justice will protect victims and families at all costs, and grief profiteers will be held accountable,” Arizona U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2026
After eventually returning to his post, Mr Bongo embarked on an image revamp, putting himself forward as a man of rigour bent on rooting out "traitors" and "profiteers" in his inner circle.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2023
One senator denounced the various “illegal plots, counterplots, espionage, decoys, dictographs” that were being used not to “detect and prosecute crime but...to shield profiteers, bribe takers and favorites.”
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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Some supermarket bosses believe theft has been legitimized in the minds of some by accusations that supermarkets have profiteered from food price increases.
From New York Times ● Oct. 25, 2023
There had been a significant financial cost to replace the stolen items while colleagues felt "let down" as Todhunter had "profiteered" while they struggled with a lack of PPE equipment during the coronavirus pandemic.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2021
But he has benefited and profited and profiteered from all of it, each and every day, to the point that he now finds himself in the unique position of being in charge of it now.
From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2020
Instead, the scariest thing about this “Nether” is James Weidman’s thoroughly convincing performance as the defender of a cyberworld he’s built, and profiteered from, that is triggering unexpected meatspace consequences.
From Seattle Times ● May 3, 2018
Finally, during the Crusades, the Italian cities had become the point of embarkation for the Crusaders and had profiteered to an almost unbelievable extent.
From The Story of Mankind by Hendrik Willem Van Loon
“Because of this, charging inflated prices on necessities is considered price gouging and profiteering against vulnerable incarcerated population who have no ability to refuse or shop elsewhere.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
Company leaders were wary, worried about safety, failure and accusations of profiteering.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
"We are reasonably responsible but the ones who are not responsible, the ones who are profiteering off it, are the airports," he told the daily.
From Barron's ● May 6, 2026
"Where property developers are just taking the mickey, or just excess profiteering, as we know absolutely goes on... let's challenge that," he said.
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2026
My profiteering shopkeepers will be useless for this task.
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
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