11/22 ten trends to watch in the coming year
grapple with: to take a firm hold with
complicate matters further
grinding: of a difficult situation that never ends or improve
stalemate: a disagreement or a situation in a competition in which neither side is able to win or make any progress
string out: set out or stretch in a line
stifle: to prevent sth from happening
inflamed: to make situation worst or more difficult to deal with
soaring: it quickly increased by a great deal
silver lining: any sad and unpleasant situation has a postive side to it
hydrogen
overtake: become more successful than them
hot button
contentious: issues cause lots of disgreement
flashpoint: a situation or a place in which violent and angers starts and can’t be controlled
flare: to burn brightly but usually for a short time, to suddenly start
heighten the risk of conflict elsewhere
nab: take or get sth
revitalized: make sth stronger
bloc: a group of countries that work closely together
this material states 10 possible situations in coming year, including unpredictable post-covid path, emergy shortage, intensified conflict in geopolitics, etc. uncertainty has been altering belief of people.