escalate

Example Sentences

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"Children's rights are being compromised, and their needs don't disappear - they escalate when unsupported," she says.

From BBC

Duncan Toys has been producing yo-yos, flying discs and model gliders in China, and Washington's escalating tariffs with Beijing last year similarly forced him to pause imports.

From Barron's

She added that asking a young person "in crisis" to go into a small room to be scanned could also escalate the situation.

From BBC

On paper, the US military has the capacity to fulfil the commander-in-chief's objectives if tensions escalate.

From BBC

Amid the escalating warnings, Poland on Thursday ordered all its citizens in Iran to "leave immediately".

From Barron's