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• v  move by degrees in one direction only

• ratchet
• rachet up

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• Sudan, South Sudan called upon to reduce tensions
  WASHINGTON, Del., June 14 (UPI) -- Foreign ministers of Norway, the United States and the United Kingdom, in a joint statement Friday, urged Sudan and South Sudan to ratchet down border tensions.
  June 14, 2013 - UPI