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- noun uncountable The
process ofescalating again. - noun countable An
instance of escalating again.
Etymologies
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Examples
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One potential source of a re-escalation in the crisis is a deteriorating euro-zone government debt crisis engulfing Italy and Spain, raising the chances of counter-party risk if other banks are using those bonds as collateral for inter-bank funding.
European Banks Boost Use of Emergency Facility Todd Buell 2011
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Mr. Gates denied that the addition of armed Predators signaled a re-escalation of the U.S. role.
U.S. Launches Drone Strikes in Libya Julian E. Barnes 2011
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The inevitable result is the re-escalation of civil conflict.
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The inevitable result is the re-escalation of civil conflict.
Tom Andrews: Iraq Withdrawal in Danger Tom Andrews 2010
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The inevitable result is the re-escalation of civil conflict.
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The 2003 re-escalation of the US war against Iraq resulted in a lot of deaths, including probably hundreds of thousands of young children.
Talking with Dr. Chris Coppola, author of "Coppola: A Pediatric Surgeon in Iraq" 2009
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But it required a sustained effort for three years - 1972 through 1975 - to end the war, and the danger of re-escalation of the war, through hard-won congressional action in response to a shift in public opinion.
Tom Hayden: Cutting Off Funding for War: The 1973 Indochina Case 2008
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UBS initiated an "underweight" recommendation on global equities in a report dated Sept. 2, saying risk assets have come under pressure from weak data and a re-escalation in Europe's sovereign-debt crisis.
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"Brent has strengthened further as there is a re-escalation of the tensions in Egypt," said Rachel Ziemba, senior analyst at Roubini Global Economics in London.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Gene Ramos 2011
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The first time was 2 weeks ago, and more recently on Friday I had requested a re-escalation.
HowardForums: Your Mobile Phone Community & Resource cbrf4 2010
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