As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
GATECRASH
Etymology
Verb
gatecrash (third-person singular simple present gatecrashes, present participle gatecrashing, simple past and past participle gatecrashed)
To attend a social event without having been invited, or without having paid.
Noun
gatecrash (usually uncountable, plural gatecrashes)
An instance of gatecrashing a party, event, etc.
(Asian English) Part of a traditional Chinese wedding ceremony in which the groom and his groomsmen complete several difficult or embarrassing tasks prepared by the bridesmaids to prove his love for the bride.
Anagrams
• Crashgate
Source: Wiktionary
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CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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