empire
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The business empire expanded beyond property and into making electric cars and food and drinks.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
Though it is a matter of some debate exactly how equitable the league was even in its earliest days, by the middle of the century it had, as Mr. Stuttard writes, “mutated” into an empire.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Andreessen Horowitz has invested heavily to build its own media empire, putting out podcasts to showcase its portfolio of tech investments and push a deeply pro-tech agenda without confrontation.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
Amazon has been more eager to acquire companies to help expand its empire, now worth $2.26 trillion.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026
Arithmetic suggests that if England had been the size of the Triple Alliance, it would have executed, on average, about 7,500 people per year, roughly twice the number Cortes estimated for the empire.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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Political Geography - Middle School
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