As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
MISGAUGE
misgauge
(verb) gauge something incorrectly or improperly
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
misgauge (third-person singular simple present misgauges, present participle misgauging, simple past and past participle misgauged)
To gauge (measure) incorrectly
Source: Wiktionary
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