As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
RECALCITRATES
Verb
recalcitrates
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of recalcitrate
Source: Wiktionary
RECALCITRATE
Re*cal"ci*trate, v. t.
Definition: To kick against; to show repugnance to; to rebuff. The more heartily did one disdain his disdain, and recalcitrate his tricks. De Quincey.
Re*cal"ci*trate, v. i.
Definition: To kick back; to kick against anything; hence, to express repugnance or opposition.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
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