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yielding a profit
  • graduated from school and went looking for gainful employment

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The first known use of gainful was in 1553

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“Gainful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gainful. Accessed 27 Sep. 2021.

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