As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
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Hu*ro"ni*an, a. Etym: [Named from Lake Huron.] (Geol.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to certain non-fossiliferous rocks on the borders of Lake Huron, which are supposed to correspond in time to the latter part of the Archæan age.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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