As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
LIMELIGHTED
Verb
limelighted
simple past tense and past participle of limelight
Source: Wiktionary
LIMELIGHT
Lime"light`, n. (Theat.)
Definition: That part of the stage upon which the limelight as cast, usually where the most important action is progressing or where the leading player or players are placed and upon which the attention of the spectators is therefore concentrated. Hence, consspicuous position before the public; as, politicians who are never happy except in the limelight.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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