franchise

Example Sentences

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An Adidas franchise store in Israel was destroyed in an attack, but it was closed at the time and no staff were affected, a group executive told reporters on an earnings call.

From Barron's

Unlike their NHL counterparts, the franchise owners have never been willing to shut down the season long enough to send players to the Games.

From The Wall Street Journal

It builds on the investments that Zurich has made in developing its market-leading Specialty franchise, which wrote approximately $9 billion of specialty gross written premiums as of Dec. 31, the insurer said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Following the BBC report on a potential 'shadow ban' on players from Pakistan, the ECB first wrote to the eight Hundred franchises to remind them of their responsibilities on matters of discrimination.

From BBC

Basketball is a sport in which a single star can reverse a franchise’s fortunes—unless, of course, that franchise is Sacramento or Washington, in which case the team is hellbound to stink forever.

From The Wall Street Journal