Example Sentences

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“We thought we were going to get a long-term deal done, otherwise we wouldn’t have franchised him.’

From Seattle Times • Sep. 3, 2019

In recent years, the ranks have been joined by both Sears, Roebuck and Montgomery Ward, which together have franchised 1,300 small-town catalogue-order outlets.

From Time Magazine Archive