As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
EMPOVERISH
Verb
empoverish (third-person singular simple present empoverishes, present participle empoverishing, simple past and past participle empoverished)
Obsolete spelling of impoverish.
Source: Wiktionary
Em*pov"er*ish, v. t.
Definition: See Impoverish.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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