As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
LITERALISE
literalize, literalise
(verb) make literal; “literalize metaphors”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
literalise (third-person singular simple present literalises, present participle literalising, simple past and past participle literalised)
Alternative form of literalize
Source: Wiktionary
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(noun) deciduous roundheaded Asiatic tree widely grown in mild climates as an ornamental for its heart-shaped leaves and fragrant yellow-green flowers followed by hanging clusters of fleshy orange-red berries
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