as in conglomerate
a group of businesses or enterprises under one control the media mogul's empire consists of newspapers, TV stations, and cable companies

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Recent Examples of empire Both the legal and consumer backlash have muddied the company's rapidly growing empire. Laura L. Davis, The Tennessean, 16 July 2025 Now, the Fox Corp. unit is going to bring an outside entity into its empire. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 15 July 2025 As always, though, The Gilded Age is most fascinated by George and Bertha Russell and their undying need to grow their financial and social empires. Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 14 July 2025 While competitors like Glossier built empires on minimalist marketing and Fenty Beauty disrupted through inclusive shade ranges, Crawley’s differentiator was in functional innovation. Sughnen Yongo, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for empire
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conglomerate
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  • The State Department is also adding 11 hotels to its Cuba restriction list and its Cuba Prohibited Accommodations List, which include companies and properties linked to the Cuban government and the military conglomerate GAESA.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 13 July 2025
  • Meanwhile, Legendary last year bought out the stake Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group owned in the company.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 11 July 2025

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“Empire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empire. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.

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