As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
gambited
simple past tense and past participle of gambit
Source: Wiktionary
Gam"bit, n. Etym: [F. gambit, cf. It. gambitto gambit, a tripping up. See Gambol, n.] (Chess Playing)
Definition: A mode of opening the game, in which a pawn is sacrificed to gain an attacking position.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 June 2025
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.