escalation

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“The staged accidents, coordinated medical referrals, and rapid escalation to injections or surgeries all serve a single purpose which is manufacturing the statutory prerequisites necessary to commence a personal injury,” the lawsuit adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

The independent review, carried out by Rise Associates, "identified a number of structural weaknesses in Bafta's planning, escalation procedures and crisis coordination arrangements," the organisation said.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

“Further attacks on Gulf energy infrastructure, or escalation that draws in additional regional actors, remain underpriced,” she told MarketWatch in an interview on Wednesday.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

But it would send a signal that both sides want to try to end a war sending shocks worldwide, avoid an even riskier escalation, and turn to diplomacy to do a deal.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

This is when Robert McNamara broke with the policy of open-ended escalation.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin