As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
MEGAPHONED
Verb
megaphoned
simple past tense and past participle of megaphone
Source: Wiktionary
MEGAPHONE
Meg"a*phone, n. Etym: [Mega- + Gr.
Definition: A device to magnify sound, or direct it in a given direction in a greater volume, as a very large funnel used as an ear trumpet or as a speaking trumpet.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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