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- noun uncountable  The process ofescalating again.
- noun countable  An instance of escalating again.
Etymologies
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Examples
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								One potential source of a re-escalation in the crisis is a deteriorating euro-zone government debt crisis engulfing Italy and Spain, raising the chances of counter-party risk if other banks are using those bonds as collateral for inter-bank funding. European Banks Boost Use of Emergency Facility Todd Buell 2011 
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								Mr. Gates denied that the addition of armed Predators signaled a re-escalation of the U.S. role. U.S. Launches Drone Strikes in Libya Julian E. Barnes 2011 
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								The inevitable result is the re-escalation of civil conflict. 
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								The inevitable result is the re-escalation of civil conflict. Tom Andrews: Iraq Withdrawal in Danger Tom Andrews 2010 
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								The inevitable result is the re-escalation of civil conflict. 
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								The 2003 re-escalation of the US war against Iraq resulted in a lot of deaths, including probably hundreds of thousands of young children. Talking with Dr. Chris Coppola, author of "Coppola: A Pediatric Surgeon in Iraq" 2009 
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								But it required a sustained effort for three years - 1972 through 1975 - to end the war, and the danger of re-escalation of the war, through hard-won congressional action in response to a shift in public opinion. Tom Hayden: Cutting Off Funding for War: The 1973 Indochina Case 2008 
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								UBS initiated an "underweight" recommendation on global equities in a report dated Sept. 2, saying risk assets have come under pressure from weak data and a re-escalation in Europe's sovereign-debt crisis. 
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								"Brent has strengthened further as there is a re-escalation of the tensions in Egypt," said Rachel Ziemba, senior analyst at Roubini Global Economics in London. The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Gene Ramos 2011 
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								The first time was 2 weeks ago, and more recently on Friday I had requested a re-escalation. HowardForums: Your Mobile Phone Community & Resource cbrf4 2010 
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