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
According to Ms. Vaill, he revealed his identity to Angelica, by then pregnant with their fourth child, only after he had made a fortune as a Revolutionary War profiteer and settled his debts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
And that brings us to a linchpin of Kennedy’s efforts to change Cadiz’s image from water profiteer to responsible steward of a precious, and increasingly scarce, natural resource.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 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
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
It will only make the path to the United States longer and more lucrative for criminals and profiteers who take advantage of migrants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2023
So have the early researchers, like Dr. Strayer, who were often sailing against headwinds generated by the corporations and profiteers benefiting from connected drivers.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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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
She had merely profiteered out of it all, and had a good time.
From Potterism A Tragi-Farcical Tract by Dame Rose Macaulay
Company leaders were wary, worried about safety, failure and accusations of profiteering.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
"I am outraged by this inhumane and disgraceful conduct, a profiteering stunt that denies the values of the South Korean community," Lee wrote on X last week.
From Barron's ● May 26, 2026
This is not the first time that Gilead has been accused of profiteering.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 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
“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
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