As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
pushback (countable and uncountable, plural pushbacks)
The act of repelling an enemy, etc.
A procedure in which an aircraft is pushed backwards away from the gate by some external force, usually a special tractor.
Criticism of or resistance to a proposal, stance, or event.
(rare, nonstandard) Backlash of any sort.
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1 July 2025
(noun) the state of being a slave; “So every bondman in his own hand bears the power to cancel his captivity”--Shakespeare
As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.