As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
TACONIC
Ta*con"ic, a. (Geol.)
Definition: Designating, or pertaining to, the series of rocks forming the Taconic mountains in Western New England. They were once supposed to be older than the Cambrian, but later proved to belong to the Lower Silurian and Cambrian.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
21 June 2024
DEMURRAGE
(noun) a charge required as compensation for the delay of a ship or freight car or other cargo beyond its scheduled time of departure
Coffee Trivia
