empire
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National Amusements was the start of Redstone’s media empire, which at one point included control of CBS, Paramount and Viacom.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
The cattle empire that turned out to be a giant Ponzi scheme.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
To build his telecom empire, the French-Israeli billionaire borrowed heavily when interest rates were low.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
The 27-year-old from Ware in Hertfordshire was trying to save a virtual empire from the brink of destruction - using a keyboard and mouse.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
Austria-Hungary, determined to hold its rickety empire together, suspected Russia of deliberately encouraging unrest.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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