profiteer
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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
New York tends to be a big purchaser and profiteer of these mills, and we are trying to cut off the demand at a retail level,” said Sen. Michael Gianaris, a Democrat.
From Washington Times • Dec. 15, 2022
“People who are trying to profiteer off whatever crazed hype there is around this NFT space really need to be careful,” McMahon said.
From New York Times • Mar. 3, 2022
Businesses are not allowed to profiteer from the pandemic, meaning they cannot just hike up their prices.
From BBC • May 29, 2020
Oskar Schindler has been called many names: scoundrel, womanizer, war profiteer, drunk.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
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Chapter 5: The American Revolution, Lessons 3–5
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