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One kind of viciously efficient profit motive was seeking the destruction of a somewhat different business mode.
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Scott Eden, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2026
That profit motive incentivizes companies to invest in new research.
—David J. Kappos, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
In Kiley's experience, they are also driven by profit motive and companies' preference that people purchase expensive new replacement parts.
—Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 30 Dec. 2025
Spectropolis is never glib about the transparent profit motive sustaining such rites.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
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Scott Eden, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2026
That profit motive incentivizes companies to invest in new research.
—David J. Kappos, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
In Kiley's experience, they are also driven by profit motive and companies' preference that people purchase expensive new replacement parts.
—Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 30 Dec. 2025
Spectropolis is never glib about the transparent profit motive sustaining such rites.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
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“Profit motive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/profit%20motive. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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