As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
TOPSYTURVY
Top"sy-*tur"vy, adv. Etym: [Earlier topside-turvey, topsy-tervy; probably for top so turvy; that is, the top as turvy, as it were turvy; where turvy probably means, overturned, fr. AS. torfian to throw.]
Definition: In an inverted posture; with the top or head downward; upside down; as, to turn a carriage topsy-turvy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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