escalation, n.
(escalations)
freq. cnt. 6
(escalations)
freq. cnt. 6
an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 6
escalation
sample sentences
"higher wages caused an escalation of prices""there was a gradual escalation of hostilities"
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