were profiteering
- past progressive of profiteer.
Example Sentences
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On Tuesday, British supermarket executives rejected allegations they were profiteering at the expense of consumers through the cost of living crisis.
From Reuters ● Jun. 27, 2023
With more scrutiny developing around both its working conditions and its pandemic-related surge in revenue, the company took pains not to appear as if it were profiteering off the recession.
From The Verge ● May 5, 2020
“She says it’s as if the Nazi persecution continues for her, because they treat us as if we were profiteering from the anti-Jewish laws and Austria was a victim of the Nazi era.”
From The Guardian ● Oct. 4, 2015
The amount of money which the banks were profiteering on was enormous.
From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2012
The General Policies Committee of the Anthracite Coal Operators issued a statement in an endeavor to refute charges made by the United Mine Workers that the coal operators were profiteering.
From Time Magazine Archive
