escalation

Example Sentences

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It warned that "regional escalation poses significant security risks and has led to travel disruption".

From BBC

In the final scenario, where there is little change with a possible post-summit escalation, the analysts see little downside.

From MarketWatch

It marks a sharp escalation in a saga which has sparked uproar in Germany, and the finance ministry in Berlin swifty responded that any "hostile takeover" of the systemically important bank would be "unacceptable."

From Barron's

Jaishankar told the Financial Times that India believed dialogue offered a better path than escalation.

From BBC

Further escalations could see oil priced in the hundreds of dollars per barrel, spurring higher inflation in the future.

From Barron's