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Compare that model to that of Starbucks or White Castle, whose every branch is overseen by a corporate mother ship.
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Graeme Wood, Foreign Affairs, 15 Aug. 2017
When a Cruise vehicle was involved in an unusual crash scenario late in the year, which was followed by a lack of transparency in reporting to California officials, a major reset was mandated by the mother ship.
—Richard Bishop, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
The Pentagon finally weighed in; there was no Iranian mother ship parked in the vicinity of Cape May (or anywhere on the Eastern Seaboard).
—Ginia Bellafante, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Teevan remained at Microsoft while the mother ship blundered its way through the mobile era.
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
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Graeme Wood, Foreign Affairs, 15 Aug. 2017
When a Cruise vehicle was involved in an unusual crash scenario late in the year, which was followed by a lack of transparency in reporting to California officials, a major reset was mandated by the mother ship.
—Richard Bishop, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
The Pentagon finally weighed in; there was no Iranian mother ship parked in the vicinity of Cape May (or anywhere on the Eastern Seaboard).
—Ginia Bellafante, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Teevan remained at Microsoft while the mother ship blundered its way through the mobile era.
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Mother ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mother%20ship. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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