empire
Example Sentences
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It was also a time when various European empires were reaching their peak yet faced republican or nationalistic revolts.
From BBC
On Aug. 14, 1980, Mr. Walesa, then 36, set in motion a series of events that brought about the end of the Soviet empire.
Europe’s Atlantic empires flooded their domestic economies with silver and gold, causing inflation.
His death in 2021 split his real estate empire between his ex-wife and widow — an arrangement that residents say led to dysfunctional management.
From Los Angeles Times
Sargeant had been involved in a lengthy legal dispute with members of his family, including his father and brothers, over control of various parts of the family’s shipping and energy empire.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
