as in lucrative
yielding a profit
turning his stately ancestral home into a tourist attraction proved to be a money-spinning venture for the earl
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Furthermore, the midfielder isn’t expected to play any part in this summer’s Club World Cup that has been reimagined by organizers FIFA and offers lucrative paydays for participation and getting far in the tournament.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
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Many left for shale drilling areas like the Bakken in North Dakota or the Permian Basin in southern New Mexico and Texas where drilling on private land was more productive, lucrative and economical.—
Kirk Siegler,
NPR,
24 Apr. 2025
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About 90% of Apple’s production of the iPhone, its most profitable product, has remained in China, despite efforts to increase manufacturing elsewhere, according to financial services firm Wedbush Securities.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
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By the ’90s, Oprah had built an empire out of collective catharsis—crying with guests and transforming daytime TV into the world’s most profitable therapy session.—
Remy Blumenfeld,
HollywoodReporter,
1 May 2025
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“Money-spinning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/money-spinning. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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