franchise
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Ball went on to become one of Charlotte’s most recognizable players, building his professional career with the franchise before being traded to Minnesota during the 2026 offseason.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
The Brewers entered MLB in 1969 as the Seattle Pilots, but the franchise moved to Milwaukee after only one season.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Panettiere also starred in the “Scream” horror movie franchise as well as in hits “I Love You, Beth Cooper” and “Remember the Titans.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
In the meantime, its HIV franchise is set to start facing generic competition, they added.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
They are employees of multinational industry: pharmaceutical salespeople, electronic engineers, information technology managers, accountants, data analysts, plant managers, regional vice presidents, biotechnologists, bankers, manufacturers’ representatives, and franchise chain managers.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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Full-cast audio is still a small enough category that a voice actor may appear in competing franchises.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
By working with creators, Disney is betting that short-form content can help fans discover new franchises or keep them engaged long after they’ve watched the Mouse House’s movies, TV shows and visited its theme parks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
Alas, in these days of milking dormant franchises for every drop of ichor, a simple explanation isn’t enough.
From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026
The willingness of musical A-listers to work on GTA underlines the commercial and promotional power of one of the best-selling video game franchises in history.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
If they increased the number of franchises from thirteen to twenty-six, they could each make one hundred and twenty-eight dollars in one day.
From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies
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The deal covers Boots' retail operations in the UK and Ireland, Boots Opticians, No7 Beauty Company and its Thailand and franchised businesses.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
State laws ensure only franchised dealers can sell new vehicles, and in most cases, prices are negotiable instead of fixed by the manufacturer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
Systemwide sales—or the total combined net sales generated by all company-operated and franchised locations—were up 10%, to $1.21 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
He has also cited Greater Manchester's bus operating model, in which private bus firms bid to run services franchised by the local transport authority, as a possible model for regulating the water and energy sectors.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Instead of the franchised blandness of American cities, Alexandria is a city of mom-and-pop stores, all with signage screaming for attention, their wares encroaching on the streets.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
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Jersey Mike’s founder, Peter Cancro, began working there at age 14, bought the business in 1975 and started franchising the chain in 1987.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
In the final minutes of the finale, Ebraheim calls Albert with the news that the franchising has begun.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
The company is also leaning more heavily on franchising overseas, where partners shoulder much of the investment required for new shops.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
He is also franchising his intellectual property, creating other products such as a card game inspired by "Exquisite Corpses" while holding talks with video game developers.
From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026
They say the demand for bookings means they are now considering franchising the business so they can expand.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2025
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