escalated
Example Sentences
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The price escalated from $54 billion to $72 billion and Disney was left with a debt load of $25 billion and mixed returns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
Canada on Tuesday announced tariffs on roughly $20 billion of U.S. goods, days after the U.S. escalated trade tension by enacting new levies on $20 billion of Canadian goods.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
When it escalated in June, Super Micro said that it was cooperating with authorities in Taiwan and other global jurisdictions to protect its technology and intellectual property.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Demonstrations over worsening living conditions escalated into a revolt, marked by roadblocks that cut off major cities and calls for the president's resignation.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
As the Cold War escalated, some scientists exposed Henrietta’s cells to massive doses of radiation to study how nuclear bombs destroyed cells and find ways to reverse that damage.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
