for profit

Example Sentences

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But Hivernat insists that steep overheads leave little room for profit.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

The problem for CME’s stock, however, is that Wall Street was anticipating an exceptional first-quarter earnings report, so estimates for profit and revenue had climbed during the quarter.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

Imran Hussain, from the Refugee Council charity, said it was "deplorable that unscrupulous advisers are exploiting desperate and vulnerable people for profit and those responsible must be held to account".

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

And, in many cases, it was exploited for profit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

The more they examined the individual bonds, the more they came to see patterns in the loans that could be exploited for profit.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis