As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
EXANTLATE
Ex*ant"late, v. t. Etym: [L. exantlatus, p. p. of exantlare, exanclare, to endure.]
Definition: To exhaust or wear out. [Obs.] "Seeds . . . wearied or exantlated." Boyle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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