escalation

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“The staged accidents, coordinated medical referrals, and rapid escalation to injections or surgeries all serve a single purpose which is manufacturing the statutory prerequisites necessary to commence a personal injury,” the lawsuit adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

“Further attacks on Gulf energy infrastructure, or escalation that draws in additional regional actors, remain underpriced,” she told MarketWatch in an interview on Wednesday.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

But it would send a signal that both sides want to try to end a war sending shocks worldwide, avoid an even riskier escalation, and turn to diplomacy to do a deal.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Earlier, Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said she was "extremely concerned about the escalation of Israeli strikes" and the government has said it wants Lebanon to be included in the ceasefire deal.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

McNamara bluntly listed the disadvantages: “risk of escalation, casualties will be high, and may be a long war without victory.”

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin