escalate

The atmosphere was tense and uncertain; no-one knows when the situation could escalate.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

Following a return to strikes last month, fears had mounted that the fighting could escalate once again.

From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026

Your company’s human-resources advocate may also be able to escalate the issue with the insurer or negotiate on your behalf.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

“Currently the logic is not to escalate, and when you put in a player that is a loose cannon in the mix, you lose control of the situation.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

The terrible sounds he’d heard escalate for the last hour took on a high-pitched, mechanical squeal, like a robotic death yell.

From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner

Visibility is limited, fear escalates quickly and decisions are made in split seconds.

From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026

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

Dominic LeBlanc’s remarks come as concern escalates about the slow pace of talks between Ottawa and Washington regarding USMCA, which faces a formal, U.S.-led review this summer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

The feeling escalates when the man comes down the road and walks up the porch steps.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak

As tensions escalated between him and a customer service agent, he took out his phone and began recording.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

The threats escalated on Tuesday, with the Yemeni group, which controls part of the civil-war-ravaged country, warning shipping companies to avoid all Saudi Arabian ports, according to multiple reports on Tuesday.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026

Diagnosed cases of MMA have steadily escalated since 2007, when an Australian doctor first discovered the allergy was linked to tick bites.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

But the intensity has rapidly escalated over the past week, with nearly 2.8 million hectares burned since the start of the year, per the latest government figures.

From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 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

Doing so is crucial to holding together Paramount’s coalition of financiers and controlling its rising expenses, primarily legal fees and escalating obligations to Warner shareholders.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

Former Home Secretary Yvette Cooper banned the group on advice from the police and security officials after an escalating spate of break-ins targeting Elbit, an Israeli-owned defence firm.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

But there are several different efforts racing to develop a vaccine for the previously rare strain in the hope of stemming the escalating outbreak.

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

“It feels like it’s escalating on their side because they’ve just simply refused to cooperate.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

On and on the messages went, each one escalating the last.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda