escalating

Example Sentences

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Earlier this year, the Scottish government warned that Scotland was facing a serious and escalating threat from wildfires.

From BBC • May 21, 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

Kevin Warsh will inherit a central bank that appears to be stuck in policy limbo due to concerns about escalating inflation.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

Then the bells of the Elderclock rang out, loud and panicked, high and demanding, an escalating tide of echoes, climbing one on top of another, booming over the White Island, the ice moat, the wall.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo