for-profit
adjective
for-prof·it
ˈfȯr-ˈprä-fət 
: established, maintained, or conducted for the purpose of making a profit
for-profit businesses
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Senators and governors concerned about the conditions in the for-profit detention centers have been barred from visiting.
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Nancy Rudner, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 June 2026
That case centered on OpenAI’s transition from a nonprofit research organization into a for-profit artificial intelligence company.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 15 June 2026
Utah has long played an outsized role in the troubled teen industry, a network of private, for-profit residential centers for children with behavioral issues.
—ABC News, 15 June 2026
Speaking at a November Yahoo Finance Invest Conference, Karp took specific aim at analysts and journalists whose critical coverage of the for-profit surveillance venture was leading to negative investor sentiment.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 11 June 2026
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Nancy Rudner, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 June 2026
That case centered on OpenAI’s transition from a nonprofit research organization into a for-profit artificial intelligence company.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 15 June 2026
Utah has long played an outsized role in the troubled teen industry, a network of private, for-profit residential centers for children with behavioral issues.
—ABC News, 15 June 2026
Speaking at a November Yahoo Finance Invest Conference, Karp took specific aim at analysts and journalists whose critical coverage of the for-profit surveillance venture was leading to negative investor sentiment.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 11 June 2026
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“For-profit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for-profit. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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