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Pantoja stood up from his seat after Van interrupted him, but the situation did not escalate into a physical confrontation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

Pipi said he did not dare to escalate the matter, fearing he would "end up in prison".

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

"I wish we consultants had been brave enough to follow our suspicions and escalate things to the police earlier," he told the BBC.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

California, home to the world’s largest tech companies, is placing more guardrails around social media and artificial intelligence as child safety concerns escalate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

That’s when the Space Race began to escalate.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

Attempts at diplomacy have floundered as fighting escalates on several fronts across Africa's third-largest country.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

Meta settles teen safety suit, the U.S.-Canada trade war escalates, and Scott Bessent messes around in the markets again.

From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2026

Canada said it intends to impose tariffs of up to 50% on roughly 700 products as the acrimony between Ottawa and Washington escalates following the collapse of trade talks, the Journal’s Paul Vieira reports.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

PlayOn Sports will pay $810,000 in the first year that also escalates 3% each year of the contract.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

A hum like a washing machine escalates in volume until I think my ears might burst.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

Before the fight, tensions between the two had escalated.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

At the same time, a continued rise in oil prices intensified concerns about inflation as Middle East tensions escalated further.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Even though both the international oil benchmark and the U.S. benchmark have significantly jumped over the past two weeks as tensions in the Middle East have escalated, JPMorgan sees stocks weathering the storm.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

The matter was escalated by her doctor, resulting in an ultrasound scan on 21 October in 2021 which identified a mass on one of her ovaries.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

This was no longer just a threat; things had escalated to a horrifying new level.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry

But in 1995, chairman Bill Archer sold Brighton's Goldstone Ground, their home since 1902, because of escalating debts that there was no obvious way of paying.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

Cybersecurity stocks were the top performers in the S&P 500 on Monday, showcasing how the technology trade has become starkly divided in the face of escalating warnings about artificial intelligence.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

Crude gained 9.4% for the week, however, as traders prepared for a protracted disruption of Middle East oil flows due to an escalating conflict.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Brent held above $100 a barrel after Wednesday’s sharp rally, as traders assessed escalating attacks on Gulf shipping and renewed Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

He was afraid of escalating tensions with the Soviet and Chinese Communists by increased bombing.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge