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Recent Examples of profiteer
Facebook stands accused of giving unscrupulous profiteers, politicians, and anyone else willing to pay the ability to change minds about everything from who to vote for to whether to get the vaccine.
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Simon Hill, Wired News, 17 Nov. 2025
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.
—Bruce Schneier, Time, 7 Nov. 2025
Artificial intelligence is billed by its profiteers as a new frontier for technology and humanity, but generative AI often perpetuates existing social harms.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 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
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Simon Hill, Wired News, 17 Nov. 2025
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.
—Bruce Schneier, Time, 7 Nov. 2025
Artificial intelligence is billed by its profiteers as a new frontier for technology and humanity, but generative AI often perpetuates existing social harms.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for profiteer
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The New York Times later reported that Bankman-Fried was placed in solitary confinement because the crypto swindler violated the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ rules.—
Andrew Zucker,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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But the fake ads include the swindler’s contact information instead of the real landlord’s.—
Lew Sichelman,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Productivity is the cheat code for a more prosperous society.—
Josh Tyrangiel,
The Atlantic,
10 Feb. 2026
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An oversized Oxford shirt is a rich-looking cheat code for the ages.—
Annie Blackman,
InStyle,
7 Feb. 2026
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Voters have not punished previous cheaters in this fashion, and definitely not a candidate with Belichick’s resume.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
30 Jan. 2026
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The incident added to the Patriots reputation as cheaters.—
Merlisa Lawrence Corbett,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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As the best place in town to hear Black music, the Mines attracted a diverse swath of Black life, from hustlers to teachers and entrepreneurs.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Feb. 2026
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The first, a hustler named Neil (Joseph Gordon Levitt), spends his days chasing feelings his little league coach awakened him all those years ago, while his shy, developmentally stunted former teammate Brian (Brady Corbet) can’t shake the belief that he was abducted by aliens as a kid.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
10 Feb. 2026
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In a season 3 teaser, Peter saves Suraj Sharma's Jay Batra from some thugs at a soccer stadium.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Feb. 2026
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Foucauld had later left the army to become a Trappist monk and had established himself as a missionary in Tamanrasset, Algeria, in the middle of the Sahara Desert; he was killed there by local thugs in 1916.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Feb. 2026
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Almost all other passengers dine at the Britannia Restaurant, and there’s also a buffet restaurant serving international cuisine, with options for vegans, vegetarians and dairy dodgers.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 Jan. 2026
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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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“Profiteer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profiteer. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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