How to pronounce escalation

Listen to escalation in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.

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“escalation” in real sentences

1000+ clips in the index · 379 American · 927 British · 1 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.

  1. escalation in the escalation trap.

    The Diary Of A CEO · hear it here

  2. We need de-escalation, not further escalation.

    The Scottish Parliament · hear it here

  3. There's been an escalation to our escalation.

    CBC News · hear it here

  4. I called it the escalation trap for a reason, not the escalation ladder, the escalation trap.

    Channel 4 News · hear it here

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