escalate

Example Sentences

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Several countries have advised their citizens to leave - and as regional tensions escalate, the stakes of the next round of talks feel existential.

From BBC

The reductions escalate a price war with rival Eli Lilly in one of the fastest-growing, most hotly contested categories in pharmaceuticals.

From The Wall Street Journal

Just to top that with a cherry, a recent study found that in war games, AI’s escalated to nuclear options 95% of the time.

From Los Angeles Times

Tiered rewards aim to fix that by escalating benefits.

From Barron's

The “structural momentum” from those sectors is unlikely to slow meaningfully, even in the face of escalating trade tensions.

From MarketWatch