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Recent Examples of bankable
Suddenly, Scorsese’s more expensive projects were bankable.
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Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2025
There are set pieces of a scale previously unheard of for the director — explosions, car chases, bank robberies — as well as his most bankable star yet in Leonardo DiCaprio.
—Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2025
Getty Images What To Know After becoming one of the most bankable actors of the 1970s, the All the President's Men star bought land in Utah and established the Sundance Institute in the early 1980s, pouring millions into nurturing independent filmmakers.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
The line between what is insurable and what is not will increasingly define which assets, companies, and economies remain bankable in the years ahead.
—Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2025
There are set pieces of a scale previously unheard of for the director — explosions, car chases, bank robberies — as well as his most bankable star yet in Leonardo DiCaprio.
—Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2025
Getty Images What To Know After becoming one of the most bankable actors of the 1970s, the All the President's Men star bought land in Utah and established the Sundance Institute in the early 1980s, pouring millions into nurturing independent filmmakers.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
The line between what is insurable and what is not will increasingly define which assets, companies, and economies remain bankable in the years ahead.
—Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankable
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Although timber remains the primary long-term commercial value, growing improved varieties for both nuts and timber is considered potentially highly profitable, provided there is a long-term perspective and proper tree management.—
Randy Moll,
Arkansas Online,
11 Nov. 2025
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This retrograde wants to remind you that your creativity doesn’t have to be profitable, and your love doesn’t have to be performative.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
9 Nov. 2025
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Last April, Döpfner closed the deal to spin off his company’s lucrative German classified advertising businesses and bought out his partner, the private equity firm KKR.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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Lutnick has said the Administration is even considering taking ownership stakes in big defense contractors, such as Boeing and Lockheed Martin, presumably as the price of renewing their lucrative federal contracts.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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This is in large part because 401(k)-type plans became more common and, according to the paper, displaced more liquid and less remunerative forms of saving such as checking accounts.—
Allison Schrager,
Boston Herald,
31 Aug. 2025
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This mundane enterprise turned out to be reasonably remunerative.—
Seth Harp,
Rolling Stone,
28 July 2025
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China remains Japan’s largest trading partner, and Takaichi inherited a country facing mounting economic woes.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
12 Nov. 2025
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By 2022, however, Sri Lanka faced economic collapse.—
MUHIB RAHMAN,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Nov. 2025
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But Under Strain The Total and Permanent Disability discharge program, which offers debt relief to student loan borrowers who are unable to engage in substantial, gainful employment due to a medical impairment, is still available.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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At her age, being prickly was neither enchanting nor gainful.—
Yiyun Li,
New Yorker,
15 June 2025
Adjective
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Toronto’s defenders continue to allow juicy shots from the slot game after game.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Under Niccol, Starbucks has brought back its tradition of baristas doodling on cups in Sharpie pens; reinstated self-serve milk and sugar stations; cut 30% of the food and drink menu; ended its open-bathroom policy for non-paying customers; and laid off 1,100 corporate employees in February.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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So, while a paying customer willing to spend $100 on a coin bundle will typically receive around 100 Sweeps Coins as a bonus, the non-paying customer who mails in a postcard is capped at 5 Sweeps Coins – a nominal amount.—
Daniel Wallach,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Bankable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bankable. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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