escalating

Example Sentences

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It is escalating for all sorts of reasons.

From Salon • Jun. 15, 2026

Big companies and startups, chafing at rapidly escalating artificial intelligence costs, are increasingly turning to tools that tap in to cheaper AI models, including some from China.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

The writers have paralleled Homelander’s “slow descent into madness” with Butcher’s escalating anti-Supe crusade.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Announcing its decision to appoint administrators, the company said reduced demand, "escalating" employment costs and soaring energy costs had "squeezed the business financially".

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

We both knew it was worth more than a Zimbabwean dollar, especially with inflation, which was escalating daily.

From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda