As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
SYLPHINE
Adjective
sylphine (comparative more sylphine, superlative most sylphine)
(rare) sylphic
Source: Wiktionary
Sylph"ine, a.
Definition: Like a sylph.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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