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But according to Messenger of the Jenesse Center, “when no action is taken, the violations inevitably escalate and become more and more serious.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

"I wish we consultants had been brave enough to follow our suspicions and escalate things to the police earlier," he told the BBC.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

Brent crude rose 0.3% to $101.53 a barrel as hostilities between the U.S. and Iran continued to escalate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

California, home to the world’s largest tech companies, is placing more guardrails around social media and artificial intelligence as child safety concerns escalate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

That’s when the Space Race began to escalate.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

Even if the war in the Middle East escalates, strong expectations for earnings per share in the third-quarter financial reporting season, beginning in mid-October, should support stocks, as well as corporate credit.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

Over the following fortnight, the unrest escalates dramatically.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

Attempts at diplomacy have floundered as fighting escalates on several fronts across Africa's third-largest country.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

Meta settles teen safety suit, the U.S.-Canada trade war escalates, and Scott Bessent messes around in the markets again.

From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2026

“Doesn’t my opinion matter?” he asks one evening, before the conversation escalates to door slamming.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

As the conflict between the U.S. and Iran escalated this year, global energy routes shifted to serve rising demand in Asia for liquefied natural gas from U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Sentiment among consumers in the eurozone inched lower this month, damaged by rebounding energy prices after military action in the Middle East escalated.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

It manifested itself in a "range of compulsive behaviour", Hatfield said, which escalated when Baird ended all contact in November 2023.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

Before the fight, tensions between the two had escalated.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

As the movement escalated, it became clear that a sea change was occurring not just in America but within black America itself.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

What we don't want, he added, was for an "unhealthy version of the race narrative to perpetuate", potentially escalating an already fierce rivalry in AI.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

But in 1995, chairman Bill Archer sold Brighton's Goldstone Ground, their home since 1902, because of escalating debts that there was no obvious way of paying.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

Prime Minister Mark Carney pitched Canada as an investment haven Tuesday at a gathering of global financial elite, but conceded ties with the United States remained crucial despite an escalating trade war.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

Cybersecurity stocks were the top performers in the S&P 500 on Monday, showcasing how the technology trade has become starkly divided in the face of escalating warnings about artificial intelligence.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

On and on the messages went, each one escalating the last.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda