ante

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Japan's defence minister upped the ante by saying on Tuesday that Tokyo planned to deploy surface-to-air missiles on one of its remote western islands located near Taiwan by early 2031.

From Barron's

Google managed to up the ante Wednesday with its own plan to spend as much as $185 billion this year, which would be about double last year’s outlay.

From The Wall Street Journal

“A billion dollars is like the ante to play the game,” Dell said.

From The Wall Street Journal

The game looked to be England's for the taking when Albert removed Australia's eighth wicket with the score on 207 only for Peake to up the ante.

From BBC

"The current political moment just kind of ups the ante of what is already a profoundly significant thing."

From Barron's