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Recent Examples of profitability
Control expenses This means trimming or eliminating the costs that don’t directly impact growth, profitability, or long-term sustainability of your business.
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Melissa Houston, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Lilith Fair over three summers – with headliners like McLachlan, Tracey Chapman, Paula Cole, Jewel, Patti Smith, Erykah Badu and Missy Elliot – earned the ticket sales and profitability to change forever how top-flight women artists were booked by promoters or played on rotation in radio.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
Also, in contrast to those companies' profitability, Gemini has reported widening losses, especially in 2025.
—Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
For Chadwick, that means Cohere’s path to profitability looks markedly different than other generative AI players.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Melissa Houston, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Lilith Fair over three summers – with headliners like McLachlan, Tracey Chapman, Paula Cole, Jewel, Patti Smith, Erykah Badu and Missy Elliot – earned the ticket sales and profitability to change forever how top-flight women artists were booked by promoters or played on rotation in radio.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
Also, in contrast to those companies' profitability, Gemini has reported widening losses, especially in 2025.
—Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
For Chadwick, that means Cohere’s path to profitability looks markedly different than other generative AI players.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for profitability
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Cantino has been restructuring his team, navigating the uncertain global scenario, and aiming to rev up desirability at Gucci, which posted another 25 percent decrease in organic sales in the second quarter.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
14 Sep. 2025
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Vuitton is always the best desirability, always the best quality.—
Karen Gilchrist,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
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The state of California collects more than enough tax revenue to do what must be done, but routinely chooses to do the wrong thing out of political expediency.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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When state legislatures restrict oversight out of political expediency, that is legal violence.—
Hansel Alejandro Aguilar,
Mercury News,
6 Sep. 2025
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But for anything else, be prepared for hit-or-miss accuracy and usefulness.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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Researchers studying pollen’s usefulness to people are a rare breed, Csaba says.—
Sandy Ong,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Sep. 2025
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Highways were often placed not for logistical necessity but for racial and economic expedience, creating literal barriers between white downtowns and Black communities.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
25 Aug. 2025
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Companies that bend to short-term political expedience may end up regretting it when the winds inevitably change again.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
31 July 2025
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While many nations have codified their mother tongue—France with French, Japan with Japanese, or Mexico with Spanish—America has always relied on practice and practicality rather than statute.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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With a floor plan that leans more traditional than open concept, each area was envisioned with practicality in mind.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
14 Sep. 2025
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In both countries, investment outcomes depend heavily on national conditions, including the strength of capital markets, workforce, infrastructure, and the judiciousness of laws and regulations.—
SADEK WAHBA,
Foreign Affairs,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Profitability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profitability. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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