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  • 2es|ca|la|to|ry — «EHS kuh luh TR ee, TOHR », adjective. leading to or involving escalation: »Simply to carry on as things stood was bound to lead to defeat; the U.S. had to make some sort of escalatory move (Sunday Times) …

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