make a killing
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“You’re outpacing inflation, which is good, but you’re not going to make a killing off it,” says Cory Windelspecht.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
And if prices fall low enough, stations can make a killing.
From Washington Post • Apr. 11, 2022
Distributed domestically by United Artists Releasing via MGM and EON, the latest installment in the James Bond franchise squarely met expectations in North American markets this weekend while continuing to make a killing overseas.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2021
While private investors make a killing off this funding dynamic, local taxpayers are stuck footing the bills for rising debt service costs.
From New York Times • Aug. 27, 2021
If it were not, one could make a killing on the stock exchange by having a computer that would remember tomorrow’s prices!
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
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