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empire

[em-pahyuhr, om-peer] / ˈɛm paɪər, ɒmˈpɪər /


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Founder Ermenegildo Zegna built his empire not by selling to the customer, but to the companies who would.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Succession star Jeremy Strong will soon portray Zuckerberg as the more steely, savvy boss behind a huge social media empire in follow-up, The Social Reckoning.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

The nearly 5,000-square-foot residence also includes an attic gym space—a fitting feature for the man who built an empire encouraging millions to exercise through his wildly successful “Sweatin’ to the Oldies” workout videos.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

Dolly Parton has built the tourism empire of her dreams.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

From the great plaza radiated four highways that demarcated the four asymmetrical sectors into which he divided the empire, Tawantinsuyu, “Land of the Four Quarters.”

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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