As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
DECUPLES
Noun
decuples
plural of decuple
Source: Wiktionary
DECUPLE
Dec"u*ple, a. Etym: [F. décuple, L. decuplus, fr. decem ten.]
Definition: Tenfold. [R.]
Dec"u*ple, n.
Definition: A number ten times repeated. [R.]
Dec"u*ple, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decupled; p. pr. & vb. n. Decupling.]
Definition: To make tenfold; to multiply by ten. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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