As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
TECTLY
Tect"ly, adv. Etym: [L. tectus covered, fr. tegere to cover.]
Definition: Covertly; privately; secretly. [Obs.] Holinshed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNSEASONED
(adjective) not tried or tested by experience; “unseasoned artillery volunteers”; “still untested in battle”; “an illustrator untried in mural painting”; “a young hand at plowing”
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