escalation
Example Sentences
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“The recent escalation in attacks has weighed on oil flows from the Persian Gulf,” ANZ Research analysts say in a research report.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
On Tuesday, the European Union urged the Houthis to end their attacks, calling them a "dangerous escalation".
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
Budapest's promise of pragmatic co-operation was worth absolutely nothing, he complained, adding that Hungary's "extremely unfriendly step constitutes an unprecedented and ungrounded escalation".
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
“The main focus in the Iran conflict over the weekend was a tit-for-tat escalation targeting commercial shipping in and around the Gulf,” Jim Reid, of Deutsche Bank, wrote in a Monday note.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026
Not even Congress was aware that the president was considering another major escalation.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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