profitable
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“Seeking forgiveness is clearly more profitable than permission, which they obviously could have done but consciously chose not to do.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026
The pickup segment is extremely profitable in the U.S. for automakers, and it’s where the country’s perennial top seller, the Ford F-Series, has ruled since the Reagan administration.
From Slate ● Nov. 9, 2026
Amex collects fees from businesses whenever people use its card to make a purchase, and co-branded cardholders tend to be especially profitable since they are eager to earn the card’s rewards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
There are exceptions: Wachtell is the most profitable law firm in the world and has stayed intentionally small.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026
We went twelve miles today, about five of them profitable, and the rim of the Gobrin is visibly nearer, north, above us.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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