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empire

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


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The property empire spans 128,000 acres across 19 counties and is given to the heir of the throne but there has been a push for a greater focus on "social impact".

From BBC • May 18, 2026

And yet Black Bear Sports Group has spent the past decade buying them up, building both an empire of hockey real estate and a much broader—and lucrative—youth hockey business.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

I’m looking into a freezer box at the fall of the Roman empire.

From Slate • May 8, 2026

Allegations include a repeated pattern of women who underwent a selection process for positions in the Fayed empire.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

If it had not been for the epidemic, the Spaniards would have faced a united empire.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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