As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
PRETER
Pre"ter-. Etym: [L. praeter past, beyond, originally a compar. of prae before. See For, prep.]
Definition: A prefix signifying past, by, beyond, more than; as, preter- mission, a permitting to go by; preternatural, beyond or more than is natural. [Written also præter.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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