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This would escalate to "requests for money or valuables under false pretences - such as urgent medical needs, travel expenses or investment opportunities".

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

Iran, which lost many of its top leaders early in the war, may not want to escalate things too much either.

From Slate ● Jul. 9, 2026

This may escalate if he feels threatened with eviction.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

Would that escalate to a worldwide nuclear war?

From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026

Trying to figure out how not to have the situation escalate.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater

And if the conflict in the Middle East escalates, that could trigger a rise in prices again, said FxPro’s Kuptsikevich.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

The independent review led by Dr Jan Melia found "when police endorse misogyny, as they do here, risk to women escalates".

From BBC ● May 5, 2026

It all seems like harmless mischief until it escalates.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026

Lee then set the new season of “Beef,” about a fight that escalates to absurd degrees, at a similar institution.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026

It becomes the subject of gossip and soon attracts the attention of the media, after which it escalates into a crisis of vast and humiliating proportions.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

That battle escalated last month with a government move that forced Anthropic to cut off access to its most-advanced models.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

From there, the claims escalated with remarkable speed.

From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2026

The two exchanged some words before things escalated as their teammates got involved.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026

A few years later, his mother was diagnosed with breast cancer and her care needs escalated.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026

I thought about my mother and how she would feel if this escalated any further.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore

The Secret Service intervened on the return trip because the Qatari plane lacked basic defensive countermeasures needed to protect the president amid escalating hostilities with Iran.

From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026

But analyst Bader Al-Saif said the escalating attacks would merely delay a permanent agreement.

From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026

Then early this year, the metal began its recent slide amid escalating geopolitical tensions and rising energy prices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

The district’s plan already calls for unpaid furlough days beginning as early as fall break this year; if they are not in place, the county has said it will consider escalating to a fiscal adviser.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

By communicating effectively with inmates, Speros began, we could keep problems from escalating, build relationships with in-mates, manage them better.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover