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Some of the earliest descriptions of the profit motive that drives the whole system come from Adam Smith.
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H. Sami Karaca, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2025
However, courts have determined that to meet the criteria, a primary profit motive is required.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
And profit motive and patient care mix about as well as oil and water.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
During the first Trump administration, the notion that Washington might deliver Venezuela from Maduro didn’t seem all that far-fetched (and didn’t seem to require a profit motive).
—Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 20 June 2025
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H. Sami Karaca, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2025
However, courts have determined that to meet the criteria, a primary profit motive is required.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
And profit motive and patient care mix about as well as oil and water.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
During the first Trump administration, the notion that Washington might deliver Venezuela from Maduro didn’t seem all that far-fetched (and didn’t seem to require a profit motive).
—Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 20 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for profit motive
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“Profit motive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/profit%20motive. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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