profitable
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Early on, he realized that cotton wasn’t profitable, so he stopped growing it.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
The six-year-old company, which Smith describes as a "pandemic experiment that blew up into something profitable", occasionally sees its hot sauce bought by the caseload by visiting tourists.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
MaintainX isn’t profitable, UBS analyst Taylor McGinnis pointed out.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
That can create tempting opportunities for people with nonpublic knowledge to make profitable bets at the expense of less-informed traders.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
"That was amusing, if not terribly profitable," he commented.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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