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What was the largest empire in history by land mass?

empire

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


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Discovery will be called Skydance — the moniker he picked nearly two decades ago when the tech scion began building his Hollywood empire.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

The family’s Canadian contingent oversees an empire that includes Loblaw, Canada’s largest food retailer and the operator of Shoppers Drug Mart, one of the country’s biggest pharmacy chains.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

It has been discussing a deal to sell Boots to the Canadian arm of the Weston family, which owns a food-business empire, the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

In the first phase of its probe, the regulator looked into several loans granted to collapsed Austrian real estate empire Signa.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

“Though perhaps your attitude will be useful. I’m not going to pretend that my father’s empire was built on trust and understanding. But you already know that.”

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas

Lebanon is brimming with archaeological finds showcasing its rich history over thousands of years, from the Phoenician, Persian, Roman and Byzantine periods, the Crusades, and Arab and Islamic sultanates and empires.

From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026

You’re both from the Midwest, you both dropped out of college, and you both have built these political media empires.

From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026

For the Ga Mantse, admitting fault does not dilute the guilt of European empires; rather, it solidifies Africa's moral standing and sets an example as to how to move forward.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

Paramount Skydance plans to redevelop its historic Hollywood studio as it consolidates the vast Warner Bros. and Paramount real estate empires.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

Boasting and swaggering, he vowed to conquer vast empires.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby




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