franchise

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The Cleveland franchise will be the first to make their debut in the competition - they will appear in 2028 - while Detroit and Philadelphia will follow in 2029 and 2030 respectively.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

“He’s going to be the face of the franchise for a long time.”

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

The Dodgers have won 12 Cy Young awards, the most of any major league team, with franchise icons including Sandy Koufax, Don Drysdale, Fernando Valenzuela, Orel Hershiser and Clayton Kershaw bringing home the hardware.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

No other franchise leader had ever done such a thing.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt