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profitable

[prof-i-tuh-buhl] / ˈprɒf ɪ tə bəl /


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Most European companies rely on financing from banks, which are traditionally more cautious than venture capital investors about backing businesses that may take years to become profitable, said Meyers, an expert in EU digital policy.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

The real opportunity is pill-form peptides that could hit big pharma’s most profitable franchises.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Retailers facing higher wholesale prices for fuel deliveries are given the choice of passing this increase onto the customer, or forfeiting their profitable margins.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

If AI doesn’t pan out or become profitable, or if people don’t start paying for it, we’ll have a lot of chips with which to measure our food rations.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

It's all bad trade-offs these days, unless, like me, you know how to mostly end up on the profitable side of things.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse




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