As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
HYPERBOLIZING
Verb
hyperbolizing
present participle of hyperbolize
Source: Wiktionary
HYPERBOLIZE
Hy*per"bo*lize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hyperbolized; p. pr. & vb. n. Hyperbolizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. hyperboliser.]
Definition: To speak or write with exaggeration. Bp. Montagu.
Hy*per"bo*lize, v. t.
Definition: To state or represent hyperbolically. Fotherby.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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