As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
PROGRADE
Adjective
prograde (comparative more prograde, superlative most prograde)
(astronomy) Moving in a forward direction, especially with respect to other bodies in the same system.
(geology) Being a metamorphic change resulting from a higher pressure or temperature.
Antonyms
• retrograde
Verb
prograde (third-person singular simple present progrades, present participle prograding, simple past and past participle prograded)
(geology) Of sediment, to build out seawards in conditions of marine regression.
Anagrams
• drag rope, drag-rope
Source: Wiktionary
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(noun) a coupler shaped like the letter U with holes through each end so a bolt or pin can pass through the holes to complete the coupling; used to attach a drawbar to a plow or wagon or trailer etc.
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