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
Etymology
Noun
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.
Source: Wiktionary
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TWIST
(verb) practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive; “Don’t twist my words”
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