As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
CONSTRINGENT
Etymology
Adjective
constringent (comparative more constringent, superlative most constringent)
Having the quality of contracting, binding, or compressing.
Source: Wiktionary
Con*strin"gent, a. Etym: [L. constringens, p.pr.]
Definition: Having the quality of contracting, binding, or compressing. Thomson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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