as in suffrages
the right to formally express one's position or will in an election
the Territory of Wyoming granted women the franchise in 1869, a full 51 years before the 19th Amendment granted women the right to vote in all elections
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Recent Examples of franchises
The New York Yankees, New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers won't be able to outbid other teams for Sasaki, but all three big-market franchises are expected to get involved in the bidding.
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Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Impossible, Transformers, Star Trek, World War Z and other franchises.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
The Kansas City Chiefs (12-1) travel to the Pittsburgh Steelers (10-3) in a battle of legacy franchises.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Let’s Get Moving has a thriving branch of franchises in Canada and is looking to expand throughout the United States.
—Jennifer Pierce, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
The two franchises have seen better days but they are still linked by their success together.
—Matt Levine, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
Existing franchises that have successfully executed complex roster-building strategies hate seeing their hard work undone, helpless as key role players depart.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 6 Dec. 2024
The beef versions of the Snack Wrap were dropped in 2013 and the original Snack Wrap was removed from most menus in 2016 (all individual franchises that originally held onto the item had ditched it by 2020).
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
The company has run into trouble with franchises in the past, most notably after a McDonald’s operator in Israel offered discounts to soldiers and security forces after Hamas’ October 7 attack.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Impossible, Transformers, Star Trek, World War Z and other franchises.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
The Kansas City Chiefs (12-1) travel to the Pittsburgh Steelers (10-3) in a battle of legacy franchises.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Let’s Get Moving has a thriving branch of franchises in Canada and is looking to expand throughout the United States.
—Jennifer Pierce, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
The two franchises have seen better days but they are still linked by their success together.
—Matt Levine, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
Existing franchises that have successfully executed complex roster-building strategies hate seeing their hard work undone, helpless as key role players depart.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 6 Dec. 2024
The beef versions of the Snack Wrap were dropped in 2013 and the original Snack Wrap was removed from most menus in 2016 (all individual franchises that originally held onto the item had ditched it by 2020).
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
The company has run into trouble with franchises in the past, most notably after a McDonald’s operator in Israel offered discounts to soldiers and security forces after Hamas’ October 7 attack.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Franchises.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/franchises. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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