not-for-profit
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of not-for-profit
First recorded in 1965–70
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The not-for-profit group also works with charities as well to support people of different physical abilities to stay active.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
On Sept. 4, researchers at another not-for-profit group, the Nightingale Collective, found that OpenAI agents undergoing testing had hijacked a German website to communicate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
While the incident caused minor harm overall, it demonstrated the capabilities of these agents, said Sydney Von Arx, the chief executive of Nightingale Collective, a not-for-profit organization that helped uncover the attack.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
"A lot of the fiber is taken off" in the industrial process, said Danielle Nierenberg, president of the not-for-profit Food Tank which seeks to build sustainable and equitable food systems.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
They’d form a not-for-profit legal entity whose sole purpose was to sue Moody’s and S&P, and donate the proceeds to investors who lost money investing in triple-A-rated securities.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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