As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
PILGRIMAGED
Verb
pilgrimaged
simple past tense and past participle of pilgrimage
Source: Wiktionary
PILGRIMAGE
Pil"grim*age, n. Etym: [OE. pilgrimage, pelgrinage; cf. F. pèlerinage.]
1. The journey of a pilgrim; a long journey; especially, a journey to a shrine or other sacred place. Fig., the journey of human life. Shak. The days of the years of my pilgrimage. Gen. xlvii. 9.
2. A tedious and wearisome time. In prison hast thou spent a pilgrimage. Shak.
Syn.
– Journey; tour; excursion. See Journey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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