de-escalation
Americannoun
plural
de-escalationsExample Sentences
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Conversely, a sustained decline in prices would require visible signs of de-escalation, including rising tanker throughput and fewer attacks on energy assets.
From MarketWatch
That suggests stocks are still betting on a de-escalation of the conflict and a pullback in crude prices over the near term.
From Barron's
"We did not want this war. From day one, we have called for de-escalation," Denmark's Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen told Danish media in Brussels before an EU foreign ministers' meeting.
From Barron's
All three major indexes fell more than 1% for a second consecutive week as there were scant signs of de-escalation.
From Barron's
All three major indexes fell more than 1% for a second consecutive week as there were scant signs of de-escalation.
From Barron's
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