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When Jerry Buss died in 2013, he left the franchise in a trust for his children.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

When he sat down to write "Insidious: Out of the Further," the sixth installement of the blockbuster horror franchise, director Jacob Chase channeled his fears over a major life event: becoming a parent.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

For the Browns, it’s the latest stage in a seemingly endless quest to find someone they can call their franchise quarterback.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

Los Angeles Lakers governor Jeanie Buss is trying to block her siblings' sale of her family's remaining stake in the NBA franchise.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

Aunt Helena is fat, she once headed a Weight Watchers’ franchise operation in Iowa.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

The showdown between the first family of the Lakers comes at a time when family ownership is increasingly rare in high-level professional sports, as franchises become astronomically valuable—thanks in part to visionaries like Jerry Buss.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

The Welsh government responded: "By joining forces with one of the world's biggest film franchises of all time, we are promoting Wales, our language and culture at home and far away".

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

In addition to her onscreen work, she did voice acting for animated films like “A Bug’s Life” and “Dinosaur,” as well as the video game franchises “Kingdom Hearts” and “Until Dawn.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

From Stanley cups to dirty soda franchises, everything’s a little bit more SEC and a little less Ivy in 2026.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

Adnan had done well since emigrating over a decade earlier; he owned and managed four Subway franchises in New Orleans.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

Analyst Brian Harbour believes Yum offers some of the strongest growth potential among large franchised restaurant companies, yet the stock’s current pricing fails to reflect those advantages.

From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026

For now, Stellantis—the parent of Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram—is the only automaker to have allowed Carvana to become one of its franchised dealers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026

A mum-of-three in her fifties, who spoke to the BBC on condition of anonymity, said she had studied for her degree at a franchised college in London.

From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026

She said her son was now at a top university paying the same fees as the small franchised operator where she had been learning.

From BBC ● Apr. 10, 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

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

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

The franchising company, which has a portfolio of restaurants with over 2,200 locations globally, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Texas on Monday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 27, 2026

Collective protest has been complicated by consolidation, franchising and acquisitions, making it ever more difficult to even figure out who to protest and how.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2025

There are plans to open a Fresh Brothers in the Chicago area and begin franchising in other states by March, Majewski said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2024