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"They are making a profit out of foreign nations," said Patrick Williams, a local organiser with the Commercial, Stevedoring, Agricultural and Allied Workers Union.

From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026

As is customary for Jail Time Records' music, half the profit from the album's sale went to the artists and the rest was reinvested into the label.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

Apple is crying foul, arguing that Micron’s gross profit margins, now surpassing 80%, are evidence of price gouging.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026

In a business that’s notorious for having razor-thin profit margins, a truck is a safer bet — and one you can also resell if things don’t work out, Ramirez said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026

I get half the profit, and Megan gets half the profit.

From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies

Instead, the mill supports the state, with 50% of its profits going to the public coffers.

From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026

Another clip showed Fury, who said ticket profits would be donated to a local charity supporting disadvantaged children and students with disabilities, dictating the pace and repeatedly landing uppercuts at close range in the fifth.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

The games have ended, but some Angelenos are still tallying up profits.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

Bureau of Economic Analysis, finding that 13% of U.S. profits come from foreign markets.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

Everybody put coins in the jukebox and drank RC Cola, but the profits never amounted to much.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

The CMA's investigation into the heating oil market found the price increases after the Iran war largely reflected rising wholesale costs and suppliers have not profited materially from the crisis.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

“During a time when our community was meant to come together to help those in need, Langham Hotels Pacific Corporation profited from other people’s tragedies.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

He also shared times that fun moments have gone sour, such as feeling slighted by a friend who profited from selling him a boat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

In South Korea, Samsung Electronics -- which has also profited massively from the AI memory chip boom -- resumed union talks in a bid to avoid a strike over bonus payments, due to start Thursday.

From Barron's ● May 18, 2026

You would have profited more than you would have thought by that trip.

From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg

They can’t be expected to fully appreciate the damage they may cause inadvertently — but the humans making and profiting off them certainly can.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

“We’re all profiting, I’m profiting because I have a lot of money and a lot of cash.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

“You know why I’m profiting? Because the stock market’s going up. Everybody’s profiting,” he said.

From Salon ● Jul. 1, 2026

“You know why I’m profiting? Because the stock market’s going up. Everybody’s profiting,” he told reporters, adding, “I never speak to any of the people that run the money.”

From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2026

Sometimes they give an advantage for profiting by a situation;—but they also bring consequences along with them, in that they arouse prejudices which have to be overcome.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque