Example Sentences

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Exchanges and index providers, the profiteers of trading volume, will cash in by quickly listing the stocks.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Swatch was forced to close stores on three continents over the weekend after fans and watch profiteers overwhelmed the debut of the manufacturer’s tie-up with luxury brand Audemars Piguet.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

After eventually returning to his post, Mr Bongo embarked on an image revamp, putting himself forward as a man of rigour bent on rooting out "traitors" and "profiteers" in his inner circle.

From BBC • Aug. 30, 2023

It will only make the path to the United States longer and more lucrative for criminals and profiteers who take advantage of migrants.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2023

One senator denounced the various “illegal plots, counterplots, espionage, decoys, dictographs” that were being used not to “detect and prosecute crime but...to shield profiteers, bribe takers and favorites.”

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann