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Kushner and Iger were mired in a lengthy battle to gain approval for an NBA expansion franchise Las Vegas and clearly viewed the Lakers as a better opportunity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

"Just imagine if the American forces weren't in Kuwait," she told AFP, while purchasing strawberry pastries for her children at Dunkin' -- the US donut franchise that remains popular across the Gulf.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

Fuld, a Stanford economics major, is attempting a transition to the business side of a franchise that has virtually no precedent for former players.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

The new development is expected to include a manga-themed park, inspired by the popular Japanese franchise Dragon Ball Z.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

It wasn’t a selfless decision, because they realized that Boobie had the potential to be a franchise player for Permian.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

A deep dive into the market for legacy sports franchises indicates to Sports Value Consulting co-founder and chief executive Michael Rapkoch that the investment is sound.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

When he stopped playing in 2015, MLB franchises were lining up to hire him for various coaching and front-office roles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

Selling franchises will certainly be part of the plan, and BBC Sport heard from one of the team's general managers about "significant interest" from investors.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

The booming business of sports has attracted a flood of private equity investment and even the most notable franchises require the influx of cash to keep up in the arms race.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

She’s not a HipsterHouse fan, but those hipsters are more clickbait-y than the Jersey Shore crew, and someone has to write the pieces because the editors are busy covering the respected franchises.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera

McDonald’s and Wendy’s franchised U.S. restaurants also tend to have better margins than Burger King’s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

Company-owned On the Border locations closed earlier in the month, but franchised restaurants operate independently.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

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

The Student Loans Company said the regulations had been in place since 2011 and universities, including their franchised colleges, were responsible for ensuring courses were classified correctly.

From BBC ● Apr. 15, 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

It is also leaning more heavily on franchising overseas, where partners shoulder much of the investment required for new shops.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

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

In the final minutes of the finale, Ebraheim calls Albert with the news that the franchising has begun.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 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

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