as in benefited
to provide with something useful or desirable
an agreement that profited us all
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Recent Examples of profited
Schools have profited regularly from people losing, tossing or otherwise just spacing on their winning lottery tickets.
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Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
From its release, the Village People profited off their associations with gay culture.
—Abby Monteil, Them, 3 Dec. 2024
One is that in the press, the notion that anybody has profited from the film’s sale and distribution is blatantly untrue.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 25 Nov. 2024
Shea spent months chasing Paul for an interview after his investigation raised concerns that the YouTube star may have profited from misleading fans about crypto.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2024
Ricci did not respond to questions asking whether Hogan knew the awards were benefiting his stepmother or whether Hogan himself profited from the development at any stage.
—Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
Americans living thousands of miles from each other could argue the issue, and the only gatekeepers were editors who profited from spreading often legitimate outrage.
—Jon Grinspan, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2024
That committee had been assembled in response to a 2022 report that detailed the many ways that Harvard leaders and benefactors profited from and advocated for slavery both on and off campus.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2024
Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
From its release, the Village People profited off their associations with gay culture.
—Abby Monteil, Them, 3 Dec. 2024
One is that in the press, the notion that anybody has profited from the film’s sale and distribution is blatantly untrue.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 25 Nov. 2024
Shea spent months chasing Paul for an interview after his investigation raised concerns that the YouTube star may have profited from misleading fans about crypto.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2024
Ricci did not respond to questions asking whether Hogan knew the awards were benefiting his stepmother or whether Hogan himself profited from the development at any stage.
—Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
Americans living thousands of miles from each other could argue the issue, and the only gatekeepers were editors who profited from spreading often legitimate outrage.
—Jon Grinspan, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2024
That committee had been assembled in response to a 2022 report that detailed the many ways that Harvard leaders and benefactors profited from and advocated for slavery both on and off campus.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2024
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