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Recent Examples of profiteer
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.
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Bruce Grant, Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2024
The rule is meant to insure that cultural property remains intact and accessible, rather than being hoarded away or sold off by profiteers.
—Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
The Crooked Man was an 18th-century war profiteer named Jeremiah Witkins.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 1 July 2024
Companies operated by dishonest conspiracy profiteers rarely — if ever — admit to wrongdoing unless they are either threatened by or face legal action, leaving the courts the only real avenue for victims of lies to correct the public record.
—Oliver Darcy, CNN, 14 June 2024
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Bruce Grant, Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2024
The rule is meant to insure that cultural property remains intact and accessible, rather than being hoarded away or sold off by profiteers.
—Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
The Crooked Man was an 18th-century war profiteer named Jeremiah Witkins.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 1 July 2024
Companies operated by dishonest conspiracy profiteers rarely — if ever — admit to wrongdoing unless they are either threatened by or face legal action, leaving the courts the only real avenue for victims of lies to correct the public record.
—Oliver Darcy, CNN, 14 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for profiteer
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And Justin Fields’ legs are like a cheat code near the goal line.The Athletic NFL Staff, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
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Theresa May is selling out the UK to a serial liar and a cheat.Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2024
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The alleged cheater in this case hasn’t been seen since, and Berkey wonders if he was banned from this and possibly other casinos.Ben Dowsett, WIRED, 10 Dec. 2024
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Be proactive; weakness will attract scammers, liars and cheaters.Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
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For those artsy side hustlers who want to lean into their graphic design abilities, consider creating graphic templates for websites and social media and selling them on sites like Canva and Etsy.Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2024
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Neil, played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt, responds to the abuse by becoming a promiscuous hustler.Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
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Long maintaining that the protesters are just thugs, Najmeh painfully removes the rounds from Sadaf’s bleeding wounds, her assumptions about the government she’s loyally obeyed falling away.Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2024
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The society of Iverson’s youth rendered him an unredeemable thug and jailed him for it as a minor.Marcus Thompson II, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
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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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Indictment details In the indictment, the department’s tax attorneys portrayed Rotta as a perennial tax dodger.Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2024
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“Profiteer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profiteer. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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