for profit

Example Sentences

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This isn’t unheard of: Some universities already have taxable, for-profit arms, whether it’s in real estate development, hospitality or startup incubators.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Oregon’s Jeff Merkley is probing Partners Group and American Securities for financial records of for-profit child-care companies they control.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Such hospice providers are not owned by private-equity firms or for-profit entities.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

The report noted that the Oakland-based healthcare system’s corporate pension, Kaiser Permanente Group Trust, holds assets in CoreCivic and the GEO Group, the two largest for-profit prison corporations in the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

One element of the growth is the rise of for-profit prisons.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover