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empires

noun

plural of empire

as in conglomerates

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 empires Three years ago, FSU was undefeated, Travis was its heartbeat and Norvell appeared to have resurrected one of college football’s great empires. — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026 These luxury houses increasingly resemble sports franchises, with star designers traded, poached, and recruited across warring corporate empires. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 19 Aug. 2026 The empires of the steppe likely inherited this styling in part from the Mongols. — Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 Thanks to Reagan’s pro-oligarch leanings, his administration drove down inheritance tax requirements, pushing rates down to nearly 50 percent—leaving the heirs of oligarchs with more than enough to quickly rebuild their families’ financial empires. — Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026 Players take on the role of interstellar empires competing to conquer the capital planet at the center of a huge galaxy. — Alan Bradley, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2026 This stands in stark contrast to a time when many wellness brands are rushing to become lifestyle empires almost overnight. — Karin Eldor, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Through remarkable archival footage and an incredible range of interviews, Monsters of God digs into the egotistical and ruthless mentalities that supported competing criminal empires and the undercover operations that dismantled them. — Rory Doherty, Time, 6 Aug. 2026 Afterward, Tulu Nadu came under the control of multiple rulers and empires, including the kingdom of Mysore under Hyder Ali and, later, Tipu Sultan; following Tipu Sultan’s defeat in 1799, the region was controlled by the British Empire. — Andrew Pereira, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Aug. 2026

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conglomerates

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South Korea surged ahead on the strength of its giant conglomerates like Samsung, which integrates multiple stages of the supply chain.

— John Liu, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
While licensing archives to outside sources is lucrative, Bell questions how important archive houses are to media conglomerates.

— Addie Morfoot, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2026

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