profit
noun
Often profits.
is profiting
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present progressiveof profit (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“Greg Kading is profiting off Duane Davis’s life story,” Palal said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
Pedro Aznar, an economist at the Spanish business school Esade, also said Spain is profiting from a "substitution effect".
From Barron's ● May 18, 2026
His attorneys already have alleged Cohen is profiting off Mr Trump's legal problems through his podcast, TikTok streams, and books.
From BBC ● May 7, 2024
The other, Rock, is profiting off extending the feud by way of this special, the second in his $40 million obligation to Netflix that he scored in 2016.
From Salon ● Mar. 7, 2023
One nation after another is creeping nearer and nearer almost every year, and each expedition is profiting by the experiences and observations made by the one that preceded it.
From A Man's Woman by Frank Norris
