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Recent Examples of profiteer
As a result, profiteers are searching for and extracting gold under worsening humanitarian and environmental conditions.
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Sasha Lezhnev, Foreign Affairs, 19 May 2025
Amid the uproar, L.A.’s Department of Recreation and Parks introduced a pilot program to curb the profiteers.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
Ye then called for Cohen to make amends with the Black community for being a profiteer of their trauma and pain, invoking the name of late Murder Inc.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 13 Feb. 2025
Israeli officials have accused Hamas of hoarding essential supplies to serve its own members and to wield control over the population, and there have been reports of profiteers seizing aid and then selling it on the black market.
—Hiba Yazbek, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
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Sasha Lezhnev, Foreign Affairs, 19 May 2025
Amid the uproar, L.A.’s Department of Recreation and Parks introduced a pilot program to curb the profiteers.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
Ye then called for Cohen to make amends with the Black community for being a profiteer of their trauma and pain, invoking the name of late Murder Inc.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 13 Feb. 2025
Israeli officials have accused Hamas of hoarding essential supplies to serve its own members and to wield control over the population, and there have been reports of profiteers seizing aid and then selling it on the black market.
—Hiba Yazbek, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for profiteer
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That the same actor who communicated infuriating brashness in Challengers and louche swindler energy in La Chimera is able to nail it with a character of such disarming sincerity in Dead Man is worthy of more than just passing notice.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
16 Sep. 2025
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The romance scam began in July, when the elderly woman, based in Hokkaido, connected with the swindler on social media, AFP and Sky News reported.—
Jillian Frankel,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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Her character also has a fake handicapped license plate and cheats at golf.—
Brie Stimson , Larry Fink,
FOXNews.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Based on his residency, there are boricua elements, almost like cheat codes, that will likely be snuck into the performance.—
Cata Balzano,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
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Seemingly overnight, everyone knew Ned was a cheater.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
18 Sep. 2025
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After the cheaters’ disqualification, the event proceeded without issue.—
Owen Clarke,
Outside,
17 Sep. 2025
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From doing in-store meet-and-greets to literally kissing babies in Dyckman, her hustler’s spirit is what helped her sprint to a hefty 200k debut.—
Carl Lamarre,
Billboard,
30 Sep. 2025
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Hanson garnered a reputation as a great team player, an all-around hustler, and someone with valuable connections to illicit drugs that would help players through pain.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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Girls were there and there were guys that were really extra on some thug, some goon sh*t.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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We’re then introduced to Louie, a thug who works for a loan shark, threatening and killing people.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
3 Sep. 2025
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These changes will also usher in a shift in the way U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) handles customs and tariff enforcement, with both the DOJ and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) laser focused on duty dodgers.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
30 July 2025
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Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 July 2025
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“Profiteer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profiteer. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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