escalating
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Dire safety warnings and escalating security breaches have become a regular feature of the tech world’s breakneck race for A.I. dominance.
From Slate ● Nov. 11, 2026
In court filings, he accused Seaver of "an obscene, deliberate and escalating campaign of threats", after demanding payment from the estate.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
An escalating dirty-tricks campaign has rattled Europe this week, leaving government officials and company executives convinced a barrage of bomb threats and cyberattacks is coordinated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026
The decline in sales came as global oil prices surged back above $100 a barrel in September, with escalating conflict in the Middle East raising concern over supply disruptions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
People who don’t climb mountains—the great majority of humankind, that is to say—tend to assume that the sport is a reckless, Dionysian pursuit of ever escalating thrills.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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