as in suffrage
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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Now, with a new film around the corner next month, the sportswear brand is teaming back up with the animation studio for a three-sneaker collection which includes a nod to the franchise’s beloved astronaut, Buzz Lightyear.
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Riley Jones, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
Schoenbrun’s third feature, Teenage Sex & Death at Camp Miasma stars Einbinder as an enthusiastic young director who is tasked with resurrecting the Camp Miasma slasher franchise after years of subpar sequels and declining fandom.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 14 May 2026
Patrick indicated Thursday that the franchise hopes to retain several key members of the Sun’s front office, including Rizzotti and general manager Morgan Tuck.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2026
Denver has a surplus at outside linebacker, starting with Bonitto and Jonathon Cooper, staples of the franchise who turned up at Park Meadows at Lone Tree on Wednesday night to assist kids from the Boys and Girls’ Clubs in a graduation shopping spree.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 14 May 2026
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Riley Jones, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
Schoenbrun’s third feature, Teenage Sex & Death at Camp Miasma stars Einbinder as an enthusiastic young director who is tasked with resurrecting the Camp Miasma slasher franchise after years of subpar sequels and declining fandom.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 14 May 2026
Patrick indicated Thursday that the franchise hopes to retain several key members of the Sun’s front office, including Rizzotti and general manager Morgan Tuck.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2026
Denver has a surplus at outside linebacker, starting with Bonitto and Jonathon Cooper, staples of the franchise who turned up at Park Meadows at Lone Tree on Wednesday night to assist kids from the Boys and Girls’ Clubs in a graduation shopping spree.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 14 May 2026
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suffrage
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Some events the quilters chose to highlight are the Boston Tea Party, Emancipation Proclamation, Wounded Knee, women’s suffrage, Chinese railroad workers, desegregation, the Flint Strike and student protests.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Another installation will tell the story of women's history through shoes, from the suffrage movement of the early 1900s to the heyday of Hollywood.—
Jane Levere,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Franchise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/franchise. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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