escalation
Example Sentences
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There are worries over possible escalation of geopolitical developments in Latin America, the financial markets strategist says.
U.S. defense stocks largely shrugged off recent U.S. boat strikes in the Caribbean, but the ousting of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro marks a potentially significant escalation, they add.
The move marks an escalation in Beijing’s pressure campaign against Tokyo and could pinch Japan’s economy by squeezing supplies of critical minerals and components used by Japanese factories.
“We call on the international community to stop this dangerous, aggressive escalation and to preserve peace,” Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel posted on social media.
From Los Angeles Times
The Mexican government may feel pressure to concede to U.S. demands in the negotiations to avoid a military escalation, which could alter trade terms for Mexican companies.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
