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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

Mr Brown said organisers were "naturally disappointed" that some had "decided to try to profiteer" from Liverpool's staging of the event.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2022

Oskar Schindler has been called many names: scoundrel, womanizer, war profiteer, drunk.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson

At the same time, small fly-by-night schools have been opened by profiteers and people with problematic pasts or no educational experience.

From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026

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

Attorneys for a U.S Navy veteran said Tuesday that their client’s reputation and earning power were destroyed by a 2021 CNN report on war profiteers following the U.S. military’s withdrawal from Afghanistan.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 2025

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

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

Spruce was a war necessity and the lumber trust profiteered unmercifully on the government.

From The Centralia Conspiracy by Ralph Chaplin

Company leaders were wary, worried about safety, failure and accusations of profiteering.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

In February, The Guardian reported that the UK children's homes minister, Josh MacAlister, said he wanted to cap providers' profits if profiteering continues.

From BBC ● May 20, 2026

This is not the first time that Gilead has been accused of profiteering.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026

"Music festivals should be places where all communities feel welcome, not venues that platform individuals with records of profiteering from antisemitism, racism and other repulsive views."

From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026

My profiteering shopkeepers will be useless for this task.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse