As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
artifacts
plural of artifact
Source: Wiktionary
Ar"ti*fact, n. [L. ars, artis, art + facere, factum, to make.]
1. (Archæol.)
Definition: A product of human workmanship; -- applied esp. to the simpler products of aboriginal art as distinguished from natural objects.
2. (Biol.) A structure or appearance in protoplasm due to death or the use of reagents and not present during life.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 September 2024
(noun) a beginning from which an enterprise is launched; “he uses other people’s ideas as a springboard for his own”; “reality provides the jumping-off point for his illusions”; “the point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution but must be the function it carries out”
As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.