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chain

[cheyn] / tʃeɪn /




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The upbeat results come after the restaurant chain struggled with customer complaints and backlash from its short-lived logo change.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

After I laid eyes on the current Oval Office, photos of the former version looked to me as if they were taken in a chain hotel suite, and not a particularly plush one.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

With a booming box office full of films like “Obsession,” “Backrooms” and “Scary Movie,” the theater chain has postponed the concert project until later this year.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Meanwhile, Swedish sweet shop chain Candy King, opened its first US outlet in Manhattan last December.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The nearest one was a chain store three towns over.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows




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