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  "id": 10965804,
  "title": "TGI Fridays signs first US franchise in over a decade",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/tgi-fridays-signs-first-us-franchise-in-over-a-decade",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-30T13:32:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Restaurant Dive",
    "slug": "restaurant-dive",
    "url": "https://www.restaurantdive.com/news/tgi-fridays-new-york-development-franchising-agreement/831745/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The casual dining chain’s new development agreement could be an early sign of revival for the chain, which fell from 329 U.S. locations in 2020 to 71 this year.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}