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Brady upped the ante after Sports Illustrated playfully asked how many WWE wrestlers it would take to sack him.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

On Wednesday, following the Fed’s rate announcement, Powell upped the ante.

From Slate • Mar. 19, 2026

With serve dominating they went to a tiebreak, where Zverev upped the ante to go 5-3 up.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

If it seemed Hearts made a statement by winning with 10 men at Dundee on Sunday, they upped the ante against St Mirren four days later.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026

“Let’s get down to basics, boy. If you don’t ante up, you won’t get any Thanksgiving dinner, and nobody will play Monopoly with you for a full week.”

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals