empire
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Iran has dominated this crucial waterway except when in internal disarray or checked by an outside power, namely Portugal, the Ottoman Empire, Great Britain and, after 1971, the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
Using a chart titled "Our Pool is Bigger than Skyscrapers," Trump compared the scale of the pool with the height of three famous buildings, including New York's Empire State Building.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
The organization works to combat air pollution across Southern California and the Inland Empire.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026
Lucas later returned to the Star Wars franchise, working on The Empire Strikes Back in 1980 and Return of the Jedi in 1983.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
“I will here express but one sentiment,” Hamilton warned his Federalist colleagues, “which is, the Dismemberment of our Empire will be a clear sacrifice...without any counterbalancing good.”
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing empire
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Franklin D. Roosevelt, "A Date That Will Live In Infamy" (1941)
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Political Geography - Middle School
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