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Recent Examples of profiteer
Genocide profiteers like Raytheon supply weapons to the IDF, paid for by our taxes.
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Omar Gallaga, Austin American-Statesman, 6 Mar. 2024
The metaverse is understood by the world’s profiteers to be a frontier created specifically to be colonized; its purpose is wealth extraction.
—Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 23 Dec. 2022
The contractor, Zachary Young, was included in a November 2021 segment on war profiteers charging high prices to assist people in fleeing Afghanistan after the U.S. exited.
—Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
Expect the same slick ads that neglect to mention dangers in order to get our youth hooked as a key long-term strategy for profiteers.
—Bruce Grant, Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2024
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Omar Gallaga, Austin American-Statesman, 6 Mar. 2024
The metaverse is understood by the world’s profiteers to be a frontier created specifically to be colonized; its purpose is wealth extraction.
—Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 23 Dec. 2022
The contractor, Zachary Young, was included in a November 2021 segment on war profiteers charging high prices to assist people in fleeing Afghanistan after the U.S. exited.
—Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
Expect the same slick ads that neglect to mention dangers in order to get our youth hooked as a key long-term strategy for profiteers.
—Bruce Grant, Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for profiteer
Noun
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The Chiefs, who have mastered the art of everything from the improbable comeback win to defying the odds and the injuries that seem insurmountable en route to a third straight Super Bowl, might have unlocked the cheat code on stopping the tush push.—
Dan Gelston,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2025
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While there’s no cheat code for outsmarting mother nature—shy of being weather-worn and hearty like New Englanders, which is not necessarily something that can be taught—there are ways to navigate it sartorially, and still look good.—
Caroline Reilly,
Robb Report,
5 Feb. 2025
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Take it from someone who was married to a serial cheater.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Both of them were even accused of siding with the cheater because they’d both been accused of cheating themselves, so to now hear Bronwyn backtracking and granting Todd far more grace than either of them did to begin with must feel strange.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
29 Jan. 2025
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Matt Dillon as Bob Hughes, lead junkie bandit of Drugstore Cowboy would also slot right in now, as would the late River Phoenix as conflicted hustler Mike Waters in Idaho.—
Matt Thompson,
SPIN,
3 Feb. 2025
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The experimental approach is quite simple, and involves a setup familiar to street hustlers: a set of three cups, with a treat placed under one of them.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
3 Feb. 2025
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The investigation leads Cole into an ugly world of red-neck thugs and disappeared girls.—
Sandra Dallas,
The Denver Post,
2 Feb. 2025
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How many of you recall the TV image on Jan. 6, 2021, of Officer Daniel Hodges, squashed in a revolving door at the U.S. Capitol, screaming for help as MAGA thugs beat on his head?—
Trudy Rubin,
The Mercury News,
30 Jan. 2025
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The baseball world will look back at this era of dodger baseball 30 years from now and have nothing but fond memories and positive things to say about it.—
Fabian Ardaya,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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While the move aimed at keeping counterfeiters and tax dodgers on the back foot appears at odds with the growing popularity of cash-free transactions by consumers and businesses, central bank and finance ministry officials continue to flag the enduring importance of paper money.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune Asia,
3 July 2024
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“Profiteer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profiteer. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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