As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
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WIZEN
Wiz"en, v. i. Etym: [OE. wisenen, AS. wisnian akin to weornian to decay, OHG. wesan to grow dry, G. verwesen to rot, Icel. visna to wither, Sw. vissna, Dan. visne, and probably to L. virus an offensive odor, poison. Cf. Virus.]
Definition: To wither; to dry. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
Wiz"en, a.
Definition: Wizened; thin; weazen; withered. A little lonely, wizen, strangely clad boy. Dickens.
Wiz"en, n.
Definition: The weasand. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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