escalate
Example Sentences
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Tensions between the Pentagon and Anthropic escalated in a big way this past week.
"Children's rights are being compromised, and their needs don't disappear - they escalate when unsupported," she says.
From BBC
Duncan Toys has been producing yo-yos, flying discs and model gliders in China, and Washington's escalating tariffs with Beijing last year similarly forced him to pause imports.
From Barron's
She added that asking a young person "in crisis" to go into a small room to be scanned could also escalate the situation.
From BBC
On paper, the US military has the capacity to fulfil the commander-in-chief's objectives if tensions escalate.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
