As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
SLIDOMETER
Sli*dom"e*ter, n. Etym: [Slide + -meter.]
Definition: An instrument for indicating and recording shocks to railway cars occasioned by sudden stopping.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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