As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
GAVELET
Gav"el*et, n. Etym: [From Gavel tribute.] (O. Eng. Law)
Definition: An ancient special kind of cessavit used in Kent and London for the recovery of rent. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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GREAT
(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
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