As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
TABEFIED
Verb
tabefied
simple past tense and past participle of tabefy
Source: Wiktionary
TABEFY
Tab"e*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tabefied; p. pr. & vb. n. Tabefying.] [L. tabere to waste away + -fy: cf. L. tabefacere to melt.]
Definition: To cause to waste gradually, to emaciate. [R.] Harvey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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