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Recent Examples of profitability
Such increases can help the company swing back to profitability like Wall Street expects this year.
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Alex Harring, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2026
He’ll be tasked with defining and driving the brand’s next growth chapter, to increase bottom-line profitability and develop a scalable operating model, Sourcing Journal’s sister publication reported.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 9 Jan. 2026
The change is part of the postal agency's 10-year plan to reduce costs and restore profitability.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
This kind of financial fallout was improbable just a few weeks ago, even though Telluride has short spurts of profitability that carry businesses and their employees through the otherwise tight times.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 8 Jan. 2026
The news comes on the heels of meteoric growth, with Semafor reaching a full year of profitability, $40 million in revenue and $2 million in EBITDA only three years after launch.
—Rachel Keidan, semafor.com, 7 Jan. 2026
The Italian shoe brand said Morrell will be responsible for defining and driving P448’s next chapter of growth with the aim of increasing bottom-line profitability and establishing an operating model fit for scale.
—Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 6 Jan. 2026
But a profitability gap remains between American and its formidable rivals, Delta and United.
—Dallas Morning News, 1 Jan. 2026
But more recently, the company came under pressure by activist investors to improve profitability and reorganize its real estate portfolio.
—Sacbee.com, 30 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for profitability
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In the luxury segment, Jacquemus, Prada and Courrèges stand out as top gifting brands, driven by strong brand awareness and desirability.—
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Its desirability is reflected in its housing market, where median prices typically range from $750,000 to $825,000.—
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The excuses have more to do with political expediency and gas lobbying than reality.—
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The daughter of a Marxist guerilla who rose to notoriety in the 1970s for capturing an American businessman, Rodríguez is adept at embracing contradiction in the name of political expediency.—
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As a result, the rearrangement was largely considered impossible to use in modern asymmetric catalysis, despite its potential usefulness.—
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Their usefulness remains an open question At the back of a conference hall at the Mandalay Bay resort in Las Vegas, a humanoid robot twitched through a preprogrammed wave for a crowd of cell phone cameras—a classic scene of high spectacle and unclear utility at CES.—
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Ultimately, peace cannot be defined by those who profit from war, occupation or political expedience.—
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That’s because the Fed’s credibility rests on its ability to make decisions driven by economic evidence, not political expedience.—
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The soulful menswear à la Yohji Yamamoto, avant-garde deconstructivism in Rei Kawakubo’s creations for Comme des Garçons and the innovative practicality of the colorful Issey Miyake designs have cemented a precise notion of what the island country’s fashion is about.—
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Remember to focus on functionality and practicality when choosing and placing furniture for your tiny house sitting room.—
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In both countries, investment outcomes depend heavily on national conditions, including the strength of capital markets, workforce, infrastructure, and the judiciousness of laws and regulations.—
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“Profitability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profitability. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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