escalation
en
Definition
a situation in which something becomes more intense, serious, or dangerous, especially in a conflict or argument
In real videos
Learners are improving their language with this video. Join them!
Watch with subtitles, tap any word you don't know and do practices made from the video. Free.
The Secretary-General of the UN condemned the military escalation.
How the US-Israel war with Iran got so big so fast - BBC World ServiceThere hasn't been a deal between the US and Iran, so there is the constant risk of flare-ups, uh misunderstandings, and also escalation.
US and Iran trade strikes for first time in weeks | BBC NewsAnd this latest escalation, as you say, happened after the US military said it had attacked uh two Iranian launchers on this small island in the Strait of Hormuz.
US and Iran trade strikes for first time in weeks | BBC NewsBut it's still very expensive like we talked about there's such an escalation in how ICE is happening right now and they're giving them all these bonuses.
Hypocrisy Exposed: Angry Leftists Try to Kick Me Off 'Stolen Land!'At the U.S. directive, their short term goal is de-escalation.
SECURITY SHAKE-UP: Why Trump SWITCHED planes amid Iranian threatsAfter Barbarian, I set out to write something that was just going to be an escalation from everything I did in Barbarian in every way.
Raising the stakes in every way. #WeaponsMovie only in theaters Friday. GET TICKETS NOW.
