The frappuccino "set instant records for the top-selling limited-time Frappuccino offering ever, " Starbucks chief operating office Troy Alstead said on a recent earnings call.

刨冰“在有限的时间里，刨冰的销售量瞬间突破以往的纪录，”星巴克首席运营官特洛伊·奥尔斯得特在近期的收入来电说。

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You get the green light to begin a major creative project on March 7, and if so, it looks like you'd get an instant sum, perhaps as an advance against earnings.

3月7日，一个重要的有创意的项目获得通过，如果那样的话，似乎你可以立刻得到一笔，可能是酬劳的预付款。

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Moreover, the company had launched itself on a treadmill where it needed to do more deals each year to show growth, since the previous year's contracts were reported as revenue and earnings the instant they were signed.

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The instant reaction from the City was mixed, with the earnings increase offset by the fall in the unemployment figure being lower than expected.

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