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profitable

[prof-i-tuh-buhl] / ˈprɒf ɪ tə bəl /


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“As a newly independent public company, we are moving forward with a clear strategy focused on profitable growth and service differentiation,” FedEx Freight’s Chief Executive Officer John Smith said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

“Buying the dip” is not always a profitable investment strategy.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 24, 2026

His soft wheat yield was half what was needed for the crop to be profitable, he said.

From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026

Neither company has yet reported a profitable quarter.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026

Oddly, Cassano was as likely to direct his anger at profitable traders as at unprofitable ones, for the anger was triggered not by financial loss but by the faintest whiff of insurrection.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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