As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
JUXTAPOSITIONS
Noun
juxtapositions
plural of juxtaposition
Verb
juxtapositions
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of juxtaposition
Source: Wiktionary
JUXTAPOSITION
Jux`ta*po*si"tion, n. Etym: [L. juxta near + positio position: cf. F. juxtaposition. See Just, v. i., and Position.]
Definition: A placing or being placed in nearness or contiguity, or side by side; as, a juxtaposition of words. Parts that are united by a a mere juxtaposition. Glanvill. Juxtaposition is a very unsafe criterion of continuity. Hare.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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