As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
OVERSTRAINED
Verb
overstrained
simple past tense and past participle of overstrain
Source: Wiktionary
OVERSTRAIN
O`ver*strain", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Overstrained; p. pr. & vb. n. Overstraining.]
Definition: To strain one's self to excess. Dryden.
O`ver*strain", v. t.
Definition: To stretch or strain too much; as to overstrain one's nerves. Ayliffe.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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