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4 total sentences available.
We had to struggle with the old enemies of peace—business and financial monopoly, speculation, reckless banking, class antagonism, sectionalism, war profiteering. They had begun to consider the Government of the United States as a mere appendage to their own affairs. We know now that Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob.
Source: tatoeba (5816162)
The price rise is in large part due to profiteering.
Source: tatoeba (10510966)
war profiteering
Source: wiktionary
Pfizer has made nearly $26bn (£21bn) in revenues in the first three months of the year, the bulk from its Covid-19 vaccine and new pill to treat the virus, prompting fresh accusations of pandemic profiteering.
Source: wiktionary
Closest matches include economic crime, exploit, exploitation, exploitative, extortionate profit.
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