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escalated the hostilities in the Persian Gulf.

The government escalated the war by starting to bomb enemy cities.

Street violence has escalated as a result of a turf war between rival neighbourhood gangs.

The conflict between the two countries continues to escalate.

The situation in the region is starting to escalate.

They decided to escalate their marketing efforts.

The company's expenses have been escalating rapidly.

The tension between the two coworkers escalated quickly.

The conflict began to escalate after the misunderstanding.

If we don't address the issue now, it will only escalate further.

The disagreement between the two parties escalated into a full-blown argument.

The protests in the city are escalating as more people join in.

The conflict showed no signs of de-escalating anytime soon.

Attacks on security forces have only escalated.

These strikes threatened to further escalate the war.

The police say they were forced to open fire when the situation escalated.

And things have just kind of escalated from there.

Ukraine's foreign ministry said Russia was deliberately escalating the crisis in the region.

The EU has welcomed the decision not to escalate the tensions.

The last thing we need is for this thing to escalate.

And that is exactly what would happen if these tensions escalate with Iran.

But more definitive proof is needed before the U.S. escalates its involvement there.

I verified my data, insisted to our executive staff that we urgently escalate the matter.