Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
ESCALATION
escalation
(noun) an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy; “higher wages caused an escalation of prices”; “there was a gradual escalation of hostilities”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
escalation (countable and uncountable, plural escalations)
an increase or rise, especially one to counteract a perceived discrepancy
a deliberate or premeditated increase in the violence or geographic scope of a conflict
(customer support) The reassignment of a difficult customer problem to someone whose job is dedicated to handling such cases.
Source: Wiktionary
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PRESENTATION
(noun) (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; “Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations”
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