franchise

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Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint previously portrayed the lead characters in the film franchise.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Paying Griffin is an enormous commitment for a notoriously stingy franchise that has so often served as a glorified farm club for wealthier opponents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

In an unknown number of cases the degrees are being delivered under a franchise deal, where the university awarding the degree has a contract with a smaller organisation to deliver the course.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

He was nominated for his first Oscar at 59 in 1999 for Bill Condon’s “Gods and Monsters” and subsequently joined the X-Men franchise and Peter Jackson’s “Lord of the Rings” films.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

He sent my photograph to these police stations and he sent a memo to his franchise operators, asking them to post my picture at every Hercules restaurant.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides