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Recent Examples of profiteer
Meanwhile, advancement of AI has emboldened corporate profiteers who have already extracted fortunes from government technology investment, and see orders of magnitude greater opportunities to sell tech products with AI.
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Bruce Schneier, Time, 7 Nov. 2025
And until that changes, the answer to the only question that matters — who benefits? — will stay the same: not the flesh-and-blood people who make the work possible, but the corporations and startup profiteers who cash in on the churn.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2025
In practice, the fund is becoming a feeding frenzy for Wall Street profiteers and trial attorneys, eating away at public dollars intended for recovery.
—Adam Kovacevich, Oc Register, 18 Aug. 2025
Mather helped rid the Grand Canyon of tacky profiteers like Ralph Cameron who had gotten rich off rent-seeking tourist traps like Indian Gardens and the hiker’s tollbooth erected at the top of Bright Angel Trail.
—Tom Zoellner, AZCentral.com, 25 July 2025
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Bruce Schneier, Time, 7 Nov. 2025
And until that changes, the answer to the only question that matters — who benefits? — will stay the same: not the flesh-and-blood people who make the work possible, but the corporations and startup profiteers who cash in on the churn.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2025
In practice, the fund is becoming a feeding frenzy for Wall Street profiteers and trial attorneys, eating away at public dollars intended for recovery.
—Adam Kovacevich, Oc Register, 18 Aug. 2025
Mather helped rid the Grand Canyon of tacky profiteers like Ralph Cameron who had gotten rich off rent-seeking tourist traps like Indian Gardens and the hiker’s tollbooth erected at the top of Bright Angel Trail.
—Tom Zoellner, AZCentral.com, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for profiteer
Noun
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But he's been a swindler his entire life.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Nov. 2025
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Serial swindlers and men prone to violence are among the seven people Colorado’s gambling regulators have banned for life from casinos since the state created a system last year for barring problem bettors.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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What’s your favorite cheat food?—
Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 2025
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Most victims begin by searching for free or cracked software, cheat tools or game hacks, which is the root of the infection chain.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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If, on the other hand, a lower threshold is used—and many, including Kramnik and other top players, say this is necessary for cleaning up chess—some non-cheaters are likely to be caught in the net, with potentially dire consequences for their careers, reputations, and mental health.—
Jordan Himelfarb,
Time,
15 Dec. 2025
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While admitted cheaters were offered a pathway back into the seven-year program, some students say they were swept up in the scandal and wrongly accused in a flawed investigation.—
Mahsa Saeidi,
CBS News,
21 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Neither would have agreed to portray a skinny ping pong hustler with a surly disposition and bad complexion.—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
8 Jan. 2026
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The actor gained acclaim for his role as a fast-talking hustler in Barry Levinson’s coming-of-age comedy Diner.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Again, Maduro is a socialist thug.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
6 Jan. 2026
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This is the underworld that Michlewitz and the rest of his thug pals come out of, and will protect at all costs.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
20 Dec. 2025
Noun
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But my collection intentionally ignored the fraudulent exploits of billionaire heirs, tax dodgers and corporate magnates — defense contracts, government lobbying, bank accounts in Switzerland, shell companies in Panama, citizenship of Antigua and political asylum in London.—
Snigdha Poonam,
The Dial,
28 Oct. 2025
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Denise Rich, a Democratic donor, gave four hundred and fifty thousand dollars to his Presidential-library foundation, and Clinton, on his final day in office, pardoned her ex-husband, Marc Rich, a tax dodger and a sanctions evader who’d fled to Switzerland.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
11 Aug. 2025
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