Collocations for "escalation"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "escalation" in context.
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escalation
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- [currency, price, cost] escalation
- a [three] -fold escalation
- an escalation of [thirty] percent
- the [singer's, actress's] escalation to fame
- the escalation of (the) [conflict, violence, tensions, hostilities]
- [halt, prevent, impede] the escalation of [conflict]
- the [continuing, worrying, alarming] escalation of
- the [likelihood, probability, chances] of escalation
- [tried, managed] to halt the escalation
- its [inevitable, expected, unfortunate] escalation to [violence, conflict, war]
- caused an escalation in [violence]
- the escalation of the [claim, issue, complaint] (to the central office)
- [insert, add] an escalation clause