profiting
- present participle of profit.
Example Sentences
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They can’t be expected to fully appreciate the damage they may cause inadvertently — but the humans making and profiting off them certainly can.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Around a decade ago, the Gupta brothers were accused of profiting from their close links to then-President Zuma and influencing South African policy.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
“We’re all profiting, I’m profiting because I have a lot of money and a lot of cash.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
“You know why I’m profiting? Because the stock market’s going up. Everybody’s profiting,” he said.
From Salon ● Jul. 1, 2026
Joe had come up with a scheme for profiting from the arrival of these throngs in his father’s new neighborhood.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
