escalate

“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

Following a return to strikes last month, fears had mounted that the fighting could escalate once again.

From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026

If a customer leaves negative feedback or asks to escalate to a human, there is no charge.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026

Consumer confidence in Germany weakened a little after oil prices rose this month, and with the conflict in the Middle East continuing to escalate, households’ wariness about spending may harden in the months ahead.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

“And you were trying to hurt their feelings. That’s the problem with stuff like this—everyone keeps trying to top one another, and then things escalate out of control.”

From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio

As debate escalates over the implications of open-weight artificial intelligence in both Washington and Silicon Valley, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang made his position clear on Friday.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

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

From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026

WSJ: As an ACC school, Louisville certainly doesn’t have equivalent resources, as the table stakes for being competitive escalates, to Big Ten or SEC schools, whose conferences are billion-dollar businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 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

The airline involved, Southwest, said initial reports indicated "a conversation escalated onboard between the crew and a customer travelling with a small child".

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

For its part, Ukraine has escalated its retaliatory strikes in recent months, including attacks on several retail warehouses belonging to Russia's biggest online retailer, Wildberries.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

However, interviewing for the survey ended on July 14, only shortly after the conflict in the Middle East escalated following a breakdown in negotiations between the U.S. and Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

The rumors about Seabiscuit’s bad-leggedness continued to circulate, and the stewards’ anxiety escalated.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

“When we first invested in early 2022, investors feared an escalating content arms race among a crowded field of streaming entrants,” Ackman and Israel recalled in the letter.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 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

With each dead end, I felt an escalating fear.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson