As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
EMBARRING
Verb
embarring
present participle of embar
Source: Wiktionary
EMBAR
Em*bar", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Embarred; p. pr. & vb. n. Embanking.] Etym: [Pref. em- + bar: cf. F. embarrer. Cf. Embargo.]
1. To bar or shut in; to inclose securely, as with bars. Where fast embarred in mighty brazen wall. Spenser.
2. To stop; to hinder by prohibition; to block up. He embarred all further trade. Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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