profit-making

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Elon Musk faced fiery questioning Wednesday in his court showdown with OpenAI, as he insisted that the maker of ChatGPT had fooled him by turning what was an altruistic pursuit into a profit-making juggernaut.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

Mr. Rood, a professor of history at the University of Georgia, treats the plantation primarily as a sophisticated economic machine that developed into an engine of profit-making in the modern economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

It all came down to profit-making moves and advertising.

From Slate • Jul. 25, 2025

The row between the companies begins with the fact that WordPress has two sides: its non-profit organisation, called WordPress.org, and its profit-making arm, called Automattic.

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2024

But the absence of profit-making has certain disadvantages.

From Household Administration Its Place in the Higher Education of Women by Various