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Recent Examples of profiteer
Yet sanctions seemed not to touch those who rose to wealth during the war: looters, smugglers, and war profiteers protected by the regime.
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Loubna Mrie, The Atlantic, 20 Dec. 2024
For a quarter century we have been misled by a chorus of neocon war hawks, defense industry profiteers, think tank courtiers and media opportunists.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Genocide profiteers like Raytheon supply weapons to the IDF, paid for by our taxes.
—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
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Loubna Mrie, The Atlantic, 20 Dec. 2024
For a quarter century we have been misled by a chorus of neocon war hawks, defense industry profiteers, think tank courtiers and media opportunists.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Genocide profiteers like Raytheon supply weapons to the IDF, paid for by our taxes.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for profiteer
Noun
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Attrition is a cheat code for thinning the federal workforce.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2025
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These formulas cleanse the scalp of buildup (a major cause of flat hair, by the way) while plumping strands with conditioning ingredients like hydrating vitamin E and hyaluronic acid, essentially acting as cheat codes for fuller hair straight out of the 90s.—
Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
26 Feb. 2025
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And as part of this there needs to be a tally of those cheaters without E-ZPass who are illegally obscuring or hiding their license plates.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
19 Jan. 2025
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These modules—there are at least five of them—involve feelings like empathy for the vulnerable, resentment of cheaters, respect for authority, regard for sanctity, and anger at betrayal.—
Elizabeth Kolbert,
The New Yorker,
13 Jan. 2025
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Or there’s Jim Thompson’s 1963 crime novel The Grifters, whose nihilistic hustlers abuse the trust of everyone around them, perpetually working either the short or long con at the expense of real friendships and a real sense of self.—
Meaghan Garvey,
Pitchfork,
6 Mar. 2025
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For side hustlers, upskilling means expanding their repertoire to tap into additional income streams.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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The 20th-century Yellowstone Dutton Ranch is under siege from a greedy developer (James Bond star Timothy Dalton) and his thugs in the new season.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA TODAY,
24 Feb. 2025
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But authorities now believe the most heinous acts were the handiwork of a one-time nursing student from Puerto Rico who evolved over a decade from teenage burglar to drug trafficker to rampaging thug.—
Martin E. Comas,
Orlando Sentinel,
30 Jan. 2025
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The layoffs of roughly 7,000 Internal Revenue Service probationary workers beginning this week probably mean the end of the agency’s plan to go after high-wealth tax dodgers and could spell disaster for revenue collection, experts say.—
Fatima Hussein,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 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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“Profiteer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profiteer. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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