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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

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

Plans to escalate the campaign have been shelved in part because of those shrinking supplies, The New York Times reported, citing two people briefed on the matter.

From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026

Things wouldn’t have had to escalate to that level to create legal jeopardy for the mayor—and for other officials, or anyone who joined him in planning such an unlawful “arrest.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

It's time to think bigger, to escalate the pamphlet campaign, to enlarge his circle so that more Germans learn the truth.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

Friday’s preliminary injunction request, filed in the District of New Jersey, escalates legal proceedings initiated earlier this week.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

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

From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026

And if the conflict in the Middle East escalates, that could trigger a rise in prices again, said FxPro’s Kuptsikevich.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

If you book a holiday, then the situation escalates before you buy travel insurance, then less cover may be available.

From BBC ● May 10, 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

By then, the protests had escalated from public anger about the leak of exam papers into some of the biggest anti-government demonstrations India had seen in years.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

His salary escalated each year, rising to $52.6 million last season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 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

Reliance on contracts has escalated significantly in the past year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

When everything escalated, he insisted that I stay home.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day

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

Doing so is crucial to holding together Paramount’s coalition of financiers and controlling its rising expenses, primarily legal fees and escalating obligations to Warner shareholders.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 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

Her father was certain that taking action in the schools and the education system was the best way of changing the escalating pattern of violence in the country.

From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau