empire
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I’m looking into a freezer box at the fall of the Roman empire.
From Slate • May 8, 2026
The mustached southerner, yachting enthusiast and philanthropist, whose empire also included sports clubs, had been suffering from the degenerative disease Lewy Body Dementia.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
Turner also saw professional wrestling as part of his sports portfolio, at one point trying to pit his World Championship Wrestling program against competitor Vince McMahon’s wrestling empire, then called the World Wrestling Federation.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
His television empire also included the TBS and TNT channels, Turner Classic Movies and Cartoon Network.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
In 1917 the Russian Revolution had put an end to an empire that was centuries old and, after years of civil war, replaced it with a new system of government called communism.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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