a deliberate or premeditated increase in the violence or geographic scope of a conflict
The reassignment of a difficult customer problem to someone whose job is dedicated to handling such cases.
an increase or rise, especially one to counteract a perceived discrepancy
A procedure in which an extraocular muscle is detached from the globe of the eye and reattached posteriorly.
The act or an instance of receding or withdrawing.
A period of low temperatures that causes a reduction in species; ice age.
A period of reduced economic activity
The ceremonial filing out of clergy and/or choir at the end of a church service.
The act of ceding something back.