as in lucrative
yielding a profit
turning his stately ancestral home into a tourist attraction proved to be a money-spinning venture for the earl
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Swain and the Houlihan Lokey team view the area, still in its infancy, as a huge field for lucrative fundraising and investment-banking business.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
1 Nov. 2025 -
SpaceX was awarded a lucrative contract to develop the upper stage of its Starship spacecraft to ferry astronauts to the lunar surface as part of NASA's Artemis campaign.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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Carter hadn’t managed to build a profitable business with his attempt to recapture Vanity Fair’s old spirit (and luxury advertising base).—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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The country’s apparel exporters were unhappy with the move, with one former vice president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association speculating that the new charges were designed to make port operations look more profitable before the foreign operators took over the lease.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Money-spinning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/money-spinning. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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