empire
Example Sentences
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The cattle empire that turned out to be a giant Ponzi scheme.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
It was the same time-buy model that propelled his fledgling media empire and made him wealthy many times over.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 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
Dolly Parton has built the tourism empire of her dreams.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
Coveting the directorship as a way to build his own bureaucratic empire, Hoover concealed from Stone the extent of his role in domestic surveillance operations and promised to disband the intelligence division.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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Political Geography - Middle School
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