As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
ANNUNCIATE
announce, annunciate, harbinger, foretell, herald
(verb) foreshadow or presage
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
annunciate (third-person singular simple present annunciates, present participle annunciating, simple past and past participle annunciated)
(transitive, formal) To announce.
Source: Wiktionary
An*nun"ci*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Annunciated; p. pr. & vb. n. Annunciating.] Etym: [L. annuntiare. See Announce.]
Definition: To announce.
An*nun"ci*ate, p. p. & a.
Definition: Foretold; preannounced. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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