As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
SOSTENUTOS
Noun
sostenutos
plural of sostenuto
Source: Wiktionary
SOSTENUTO
Sos`te*nu"to, a. Etym: [It.] (Mus.)
Definition: Sustained; -- applied to a movement or passage the sounds of which are to sustained to the utmost of the nominal value of the time; also, to a passage the tones of which are to be somewhat prolonged or protacted.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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