As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
VELARIZATION
Etymology
Noun
velarization (countable and uncountable, plural velarizations)
(phonology) The act or process of velarizing.
Antonym: palatalization
Source: Wiktionary
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IMPULSIVE
(adjective) without forethought; “letting him borrow her car was an impulsive act that she immediately regretted”
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