As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
CHAPERONAGE
Etymology
Noun
chaperonage (usually uncountable, plural chaperonages)
The state of being a chaperon.
The protection offered by a chaperon.
Source: Wiktionary
Chap"er*on`age, n.
Definition: Attendance of a chaperon on a lady in public; protection afforded by a chaperon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty
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