As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
HEMIPODES
Noun
hemipodes
plural of hemipode
Source: Wiktionary
HEMIPODE
Hem"i*pode, n. Etym: [Hemi- + Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any bird of the genus Turnix. Various species inhabit Asia, Africa, and Australia.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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19 April 2025
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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