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Recent Examples of profiteer
Genocide profiteers like Raytheon supply weapons to the IDF, paid for by our taxes.
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Omar Gallaga, Austin American-Statesman, 6 Mar. 2024
The metaverse is understood by the world’s profiteers to be a frontier created specifically to be colonized; its purpose is wealth extraction.
—Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 23 Dec. 2022
The contractor, Zachary Young, was included in a November 2021 segment on war profiteers charging high prices to assist people in fleeing Afghanistan after the U.S. exited.
—Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
Expect the same slick ads that neglect to mention dangers in order to get our youth hooked as a key long-term strategy for profiteers.
—Bruce Grant, Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2024
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Omar Gallaga, Austin American-Statesman, 6 Mar. 2024
The metaverse is understood by the world’s profiteers to be a frontier created specifically to be colonized; its purpose is wealth extraction.
—Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 23 Dec. 2022
The contractor, Zachary Young, was included in a November 2021 segment on war profiteers charging high prices to assist people in fleeing Afghanistan after the U.S. exited.
—Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
Expect the same slick ads that neglect to mention dangers in order to get our youth hooked as a key long-term strategy for profiteers.
—Bruce Grant, Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for profiteer
Noun
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Prioritize physical excellence Being in peak physical condition is a cheat code for success.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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Bill Clinton pardoned Marc Rich, a fugitive tax cheat whose ex-wife generously donated to Clinton and the Democrats, and Clinton also pardoned his half-brother.—
Abdallah Fayyad,
Vox,
17 Jan. 2025
Noun
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That changed after Remy Ma made a scathing social media post revealing Pap’s romance with Shields, accusing the rapper of being a serial cheater and being involved with multiple women.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
16 Dec. 2024
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Doute soon became one of the show’s stars and main driver of plot lines, from her bid to prove her ex, Tom Sandoval, was a cheater, to her precarious employment at SUR and off and on friendships with costars Stassi Schroeder and Katie Maloney.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
6 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Meanwhile, Uncle Richard Jr., voiced by Deon Cole, is an ex-con and a relentless hustler whose questionable advice often lands Kev in hot water.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
27 Jan. 2025
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In other cases, domain-name hustlers have purchased the URLs of media properties that have fallen on hard times and resurrected them as AI content mills, sometimes replacing their previously sound journalism with robotic pablum.—
Kate Knibbs,
WIRED,
15 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Although the new government seems willing to listen to Alawite concerns, there’s a lingering resentment, with many pointing to the community’s complicity in torture and war crimes — whether in the security services or gangs of thugs known as the shabiha — over the 14 years of the conflict.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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There was a time, not long ago, when men who lifted weights for fun were seen as either thugs or narcissists.—
Danielle Friedman,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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While the move aimed at keeping counterfeiters and tax dodgers on the back foot appears at odds with the growing popularity of cash-free transactions by consumers and businesses, central bank and finance ministry officials continue to flag the enduring importance of paper money.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune Asia,
3 July 2024
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Indictment details In the indictment, the department’s tax attorneys portrayed Rotta as a perennial tax dodger.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
22 Mar. 2024
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“Profiteer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profiteer. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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