escalations

Definition of escalationsnext
plural of escalation

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Noun
  • But expansions have a way of behaving like yeast.
    David Caraccio March 28, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Other expansions in Charlotte with big job numbers Capital Group joins a growing list of major moves by companies expanding in the Charlotte region, adding hundreds of jobs.
    Brian Gordon, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • And here’s the key point — those gains weren’t driven by massive increases in spending.
    William J. Bratton, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026
  • But such is the risk-reward of attempting to get ahead of the game in such matters before cost increases.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Any abnormalities, such as areas of inflammation or suspicious growths, can be biopsied and tested.
    Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Essentially, following the formation of these tiny dendrites, solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) forms around them, and this layer turns the growths into rigid, needle-like spikes that can pierce battery cells' components.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Everybody on the right creeps left, and everybody on the left creeps right.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Artemis 2 rocket creeps along toward launch pad NASA's Artemis 2 moon rocket, the second-ever Space Launch System booster, is slowly making progress along the 4-mile journey to its Florida pad at Launch Complex 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
    Josh Dinner, Space.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • There were proliferations of bulbs that looked like something a pathologist might worry about and striations that might have been crops seen from above.
    Eric Boodman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026
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“Escalations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/escalations. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.

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