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Recent Examples of profitability
Mobile money expansion is increasingly being driven by usage rather than new accounts, GSMA wrote, with 80% of providers reporting improving profitability.
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Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Compounding these climate challenges is a persistent profitability gap stemming from ballooning production expenses and elevated interest rates on loans for equipment and operations.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 27 Mar. 2026
In North Texas, higher oil prices are likely to impact the profitability and viability of construction projects across the region, according to construction industry officials.
—Alison Saldanha, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
The partnership aimed for nationwide availability by 2026 but failed to reach profitability.
—Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2026
Streaming payouts remain notoriously low, and touring has become increasingly expensive, often making profitability elusive.
—Grant Rindner, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
Shares fell 2% after Moody’s downgraded the business development company’s bond rating to junk, saying its asset quality challenges has resulted in weaker profitability.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026
Or just long hold periods supported by cost cuts and a push to profitability?
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2026
The company's profitability has been a core concern of Wall Street analysts and investors.
—Morgan Korn, ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Compounding these climate challenges is a persistent profitability gap stemming from ballooning production expenses and elevated interest rates on loans for equipment and operations.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 27 Mar. 2026
In North Texas, higher oil prices are likely to impact the profitability and viability of construction projects across the region, according to construction industry officials.
—Alison Saldanha, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
The partnership aimed for nationwide availability by 2026 but failed to reach profitability.
—Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2026
Streaming payouts remain notoriously low, and touring has become increasingly expensive, often making profitability elusive.
—Grant Rindner, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
Shares fell 2% after Moody’s downgraded the business development company’s bond rating to junk, saying its asset quality challenges has resulted in weaker profitability.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026
Or just long hold periods supported by cost cuts and a push to profitability?
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2026
The company's profitability has been a core concern of Wall Street analysts and investors.
—Morgan Korn, ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for profitability
Noun
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The fruit’s desirability explains why the plant has spread across continents.—
Andrés Muedano,
JSTOR Daily,
25 Mar. 2026
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The Bride not looking like a monster and retaining her desirability after reanimation is common, but only sometimes interrogated.—
Rory Doherty,
Time,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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There is the inevitable temptation to sacrifice virtue for convenience, to exchange our highest ideals for the false promise of expediency.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
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But years of racial pandering had created a too-big tent, enlarged in the name of electoral expediency, that offered dark corners for despicable ideologies.—
Tom Nichols,
The Atlantic,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The jail was coming to an end of its usefulness and would be replaced in just three years.—
Kevin Foster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Mar. 2026
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Moreover, as a bonus, the fermentation process produced methane—an energy-rich gas that could be captured and used as fuel, adding another layer of usefulness to the system.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The standard for war should not be political expedience.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
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Bale has the more interesting role as the youth who at first chooses Hitler out of expedience, but then becomes seduced by power and status.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Dear Members, In years past, Coop members debated the advisability of joining the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement.—
Christine Smallwood,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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There’s so much to be discussed discussing the advisability of starting a war, the cost of insurance coverage or loss of cargo is likely insignificant.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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People admire your straightforward and clear-sighted practicality.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
26 Mar. 2026
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Accessories offer the most versatility and practicality.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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 3 Apr. 2026.
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