escalated
Example Sentences
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The conflict has made attending school a challenge for many, and according to Unicef, around 3.2 million children in Yemen were out of school even before the war escalated last month.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
The U.S. had a contingency plan ready in response, which might have escalated into all-out war.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
A new study from USC finds that emergency room visits from patients born outside of the U.S. fell by more than 20% in the first four weeks after arrests escalated in June 2025.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
Concerns about AI safety have escalated in recent months after models developed by OpenAI and rival lab Anthropic were involved in security incidents during testing.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
I thought about my mother and how she would feel if this escalated any further.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
