franchise

Example Sentences

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The boulder chasing Indiana Jones is an iconic scene from 1981's "Raiders of the Lost Ark" -- the first installment of the popular movie franchise about a daring archaeologist.

From Barron's

Surely, the star of the “Twilight” franchise can understand that.

From Salon

Despite the somewhat jarring presence of Sigourney Weaver in an early trailer, we wouldn’t expect the Star Wars and Alien franchises to somehow be merging.

From Los Angeles Times

China’s film industry is increasingly oriented inward, producing domestic franchises with global-scale economics.

From MarketWatch

They are franchise companies, with a degree of monopoly power and price control.

From Barron's