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profitable

[prof-i-tuh-buhl] / ˈprɒf ɪ tə bəl /


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They remain profitable and have made major recent investments in their U.S. manufacturing facilities.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

In February this year, postal workers told the BBC that some letters had been sitting undelivered for weeks and that they had been told to prioritise parcel delivery instead as it is more profitable.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

The moves have left the pair, which are not profitable yet, trading at roughly 120 times and 420 times trailing sales.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

The program is one of the most profitable hours on the CBS prime-time schedule while retaining its status as television’s most prestigious journalism operation.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Even though the nation’s steel companies were enormously profitable, their workers were paid wages so low they could barely afford to feed, clothe, and house themselves and their families.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler




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