escalating

Example Sentences

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Oil prices trimmed gains, though stalled efforts to end the Iran war and escalating tensions in the Middle East keep the risk premium high.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

If so, they could function as a widespread system of natural earthquake brakes that prevents some ruptures from escalating into even larger events.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

Now, after months of escalating controversies surrounding his leadership, Patel suddenly wants Americans to believe none of this is happening.

From Salon • May 16, 2026

"Transit volumes through the Strait of Hormuz continue to drop amid escalating security concerns," it added.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Austria’s threats of war had set off an escalating chain reaction.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman