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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Despite the rejection, Spielberg ended up launching another major movie franchise, helming Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), followed by Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008).
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 11 June 2026
King believed the Bulls were elite — as a franchise, as a community — and that in itself was worth celebrating.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
Scary Movie also riffs on Wicked, KPop Demon Hunters, and even John Wick, the graphic action franchise starring a broody Keanu Reeves.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 June 2026
Currently, electric utilities operate under a collection of franchise agreements with individual towns dating back decades and, in some cases, over a century.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2026
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 11 June 2026
King believed the Bulls were elite — as a franchise, as a community — and that in itself was worth celebrating.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
Scary Movie also riffs on Wicked, KPop Demon Hunters, and even John Wick, the graphic action franchise starring a broody Keanu Reeves.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 June 2026
Currently, electric utilities operate under a collection of franchise agreements with individual towns dating back decades and, in some cases, over a century.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2026
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suffrage
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From inspiring fights for independence abroad to leading movements like Civil Rights, women's suffrage and LGBTQ+ rights, the more than 1,300-word document continues to make its mark across the globe.—
Alan Wheeler,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
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Influential Christian leaders are calling to repeal women’s suffrage.—
Heidi Blake,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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“Franchise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/franchise. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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