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Escalation   /ˌɛskəlˈeɪʃən/   Listen
Escalation

noun
1.
An increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy.  "There was a gradual escalation of hostilities"



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"Escalation" Quotes from Famous Books



... When a level of high inflation is expected to continue, then companies raise prices to protect their profit margins against prospective increases in wages and other costs, while workers demand higher wages as protection against expected price increases. It's like an escalation in the arms race, and understandably, no one wants ...
— Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to the Present • Various


Words linked to "Escalation" :   step-up, increase, escalate


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