as in profitable
yielding a profit the new manager's mission was to turn the failing store into a lucrative operation

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Recent Examples of lucrative Working in corporate, according to Kristine, can be equally as lucrative. Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 2 July 2025 Biotech and pharmaceutical industries are also lucrative. William Mullane, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 In brief remarks, Newsom noted that other states — including Texas, Louisiana and Georgia — have offered lucrative incentives to attract production, and that California needs to keep up. Gene Maddaus, Variety, 2 July 2025 California Governor Gavin Newsom has a big-budget plan to revive what has long been his state's signature sector—one that has lost its luster as film and television productions chase more lucrative opportunities out of state and overseas. Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for lucrative
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  • Knowing where your food comes from is a privilege worth paying for if one can, and tracking its journey, from field to fork, is a profitable business.
    Shain Shapiro, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Parks aren’t profitable, museums are empty, and the fine citizens of DUMBO just honk their horns at each other when a massive herbivore escapes from the zoo for a nap under the Brooklyn Bridge.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 30 June 2025

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“Lucrative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lucrative. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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