de-escalation

These students say any effort by police to deter bullying or fights would be more effectively handled by counseling, fully staffed non-police adult supervision and staff trained in de-escalation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

It also noted she failed to use any de-escalation techniques.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

If Riyadh opts to respond decisively—not just symbolically, which would leave de-escalation on the table—then Saudi leadership must decide what that means.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

So while investors seem to currently be motivated by hopes of de-escalation, the prospects of a peace deal between Washington and Tehran appear to still be uncertain.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026

The organisation said there were "ongoing discussions" to ensure a secure maritime route, adding that their outcome "depends on de-escalation in the region".

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

The comments were seen as a de-escalations of tensions that have pushed oil prices to their highest level in three months on the possibility of U.S. strikes against Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026

Lack of staffing and budget eliminates valuable patrols in known areas that prevent crime, and unfortunately eliminates time for community engagement that provides for insight and de-escalations.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 29, 2021

There are essentially two approaches open to Nixon that could lead to a measurable disengagement from Viet Nam: a negotiated solution, or a seesaw of unilateral de-escalations, with each side presumably matching the other's withdrawals.

From Time Magazine Archive

"What are you prepared to do in response to our de-escalations?" asked Harriman.

From Time Magazine Archive

The scholars recommended continued prosecution of the war, though without escalation and possibly with experimental de-escalations to win broader support for it at home.

From Time Magazine Archive