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“Those who escalate chaos and endanger officers will be held accountable. Today’s sentence reflects our commitment to protecting the men and women sworn to keep our communities safe.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

Following a return to strikes last month, fears had mounted that the fighting could escalate once again.

From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026

Your company’s human-resources advocate may also be able to escalate the issue with the insurer or negotiate on your behalf.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

However, it warned that growth could turn out to be weaker if the conflict in the Middle East were to escalate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

Ironically, the good times in between were what allowed it to drag out and escalate as far as it did.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah

Responding to the figures, the MOJ said "public protection is our priority" and the statistics "show that we do not hesitate to recall offenders to prison when the risk escalates."

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

As debate escalates over the implications of open-weight artificial intelligence in both Washington and Silicon Valley, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang made his position clear on Friday.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

Visibility is limited, fear escalates quickly and decisions are made in split seconds.

From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026

Dominic LeBlanc’s remarks come as concern escalates about the slow pace of talks between Ottawa and Washington regarding USMCA, which faces a formal, U.S.-led review this summer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

It becomes the subject of gossip and soon attracts the attention of the media, after which it escalates into a crisis of vast and humiliating proportions.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

Their worry escalated when Grande released a new music video for her album’s title track, “Petal,” last Friday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

The UKRI, which has an annual budget of about £10bn, said it has had to cut the observatory's annual £2.8m budget because planned research costs for physics and the running of its labs had escalated.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

As tensions escalated between him and a customer service agent, he took out his phone and began recording.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

The threats escalated on Tuesday, with the Yemeni group, which controls part of the civil-war-ravaged country, warning shipping companies to avoid all Saudi Arabian ports, according to multiple reports on Tuesday.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026

More screams came from outside as more doors and windows were being busted by the police; the vicious barking of dogs escalated, as did the thudding of running feet.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

Turkey's foreign ministry said it was "deeply concerned about the escalating conflict" in the body of water.

From Barron's ● Aug. 8, 2026

That has now unravelled with what began as a blog a couple of years ago escalating in recent weeks, with more journalists unpicking aspects of Arday's life story and asking questions.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislators have been working behind closed doors to address the state’s escalating cost of wildfires, including those caused by the utilities, The Times reported last month.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

But there are several different efforts racing to develop a vaccine for the previously rare strain in the hope of stemming the escalating outbreak.

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

But the tension at the Kinloch table was escalating.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti