profiteer
noun
prof·i·teer
ˌprä-fə-ˈtir 
: one who makes what is considered an unreasonable profit especially on the sale of essential goods during times of emergency
profiteer
intransitive verb
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Companies operated by dishonest conspiracy profiteers rarely — if ever — admit to wrongdoing unless they are either threatened by or face legal action, leaving the courts the only real avenue for victims of lies to correct the public record.
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Oliver Darcy, CNN, 14 June 2024
At this point in the pandemic panic, faceless and soulless internet profiteers were charging $600 for a box of N-95s, so Mom wore the leftover mask from my go-kit to the hospital, last used to cover a fiery place called California.
—Bill Weir, TIME, 12 June 2024
In the meantime, New Yorkers going about their lives — walking to the park or subway, driving to the store or church, bicycling to work — shouldn’t be forced to be subjects of a technology experiment designed to make rich profiteers even richer.
—Curtis Tate, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2024
But as corporate profiteers take over end-of-life care in the U.S., the system is failing many people in their moment of greatest need.
—The Editors, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2024
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Oliver Darcy, CNN, 14 June 2024
At this point in the pandemic panic, faceless and soulless internet profiteers were charging $600 for a box of N-95s, so Mom wore the leftover mask from my go-kit to the hospital, last used to cover a fiery place called California.
—Bill Weir, TIME, 12 June 2024
In the meantime, New Yorkers going about their lives — walking to the park or subway, driving to the store or church, bicycling to work — shouldn’t be forced to be subjects of a technology experiment designed to make rich profiteers even richer.
—Curtis Tate, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2024
But as corporate profiteers take over end-of-life care in the U.S., the system is failing many people in their moment of greatest need.
—The Editors, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2024
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“Profiteer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/profiteer. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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profiteer
noun
prof·i·teer
ˌpräf-ə-ˈti(ə)r
: a person who makes an unfair profit especially on essential goods during an emergency
profiteer
verb
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profiteer
noun
prof·i·teer
ˌprä-fə-ˈtir
: one who makes an unreasonable profit especially on the sale of essential goods during times of emergency (as during wartime)
profiteer
intransitive verb
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