for profit

Example Sentences

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He alleges OpenAI took $38 million in donations when it was founded as a nonprofit, then used it to convert into a for-profit company.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

The tech giant held significant control over the business and was fighting for a large stake in it as part of its restructuring into a for-profit corporation.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

He criticized it for being a “closed source” for-profit company.

From Slate • Apr. 30, 2026

"I gave them $38 million of essentially free funding which they then used to create an $800 billion for-profit company. I literally was a fool," Musk told the court Wednesday, before cross-examination began.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

There’s no record of Hopkins and Gey accepting money for HeLa cells, but many for-profit cell banks and biotech companies have.

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