As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
HASTENS
Verb
hastens
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hasten
Anagrams
• snathes, sneaths
Source: Wiktionary
HASTEN
Has"ten, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hastened; p. pr. & vb. n. Hastening.]
Definition: To press; to drive or urge forward; to push on; to precipitate; to accelerate the movement of; to expedite; to hurry. I would hasten my escape from the windy storm. Ps. lv. 8.
Has"ten, v. i.
Definition: To move celerity; to be rapid in motion; to act speedily or quickly; to go quickly. I hastened to the spot whence the noise came. D
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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