empire
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Asif Ali and Saagar Shaikh play spoiled Pakistani-American brothers thrown from a life of wealth and leisure to suddenly leading their deceased father’s Philadelphia crime empire, along with Poorna Jagannathan as their scene-stealing auntie/enforcer.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
He was also accused of using stock and accounting fraud in that merger – between one Samsung subsidiary, Samsung C&T, and another part of the business empire, Cheil Industries.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
Another massive piece, “Kumbi Saleh 3020 CE,” resurrects the medieval city of Kumbi Saleh, the capital of the ancient Ghanaian empire, as a gleaming, futuristic hub.
From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026
His wife, Jane Lauder, is a billionaire heir to the Estée Lauder cosmetics empire.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
So Mwase returned to Lilongwe and got his family, and before long, he’d established a thriving empire.
From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba
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Political Geography - Middle School
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