escalating

Example Sentences

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Earlier this year, the Scottish government warned that Scotland was facing a serious and escalating threat from wildfires.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Oil prices trimmed gains, though stalled efforts to end the Iran war and escalating tensions in the Middle East keep the risk premium high.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

If so, they could function as a widespread system of natural earthquake brakes that prevents some ruptures from escalating into even larger events.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

Now, after months of escalating controversies surrounding his leadership, Patel suddenly wants Americans to believe none of this is happening.

From Salon • May 16, 2026

But things unspoken were the center of interest— the cause, the detectives were convinced, of Hickock’s escalating distress.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote