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Now the situation has escalated and four people have been killed.

The situation in both countries has escalated during the past two months.

I would say to escalate what may have been going on.

In the second half of the century, the situation escalated.

I think it has just been escalated and a case is to be brought.

As the violence has escalated, members say, they have become more political.

So, I mean, you can really see how this thing has escalated.

A. Yeah, the first time, the whole thing escalated because it was personal!

In recent days, the debate has escalated over the cost to the state.

Then the new president will either escalate the war or, more likely, he'll end it.

Costs associated with the project are escalating out of control.

I want to do nothing that could escalate this situation.

He said the problem had escalated over the past decade.

This is too serious to think it might not escalate.

The employment report escalated the political war over the economy.

On the other side of the front line, the players union was also escalating its efforts.

The jealousy she felt was escalating out of all control.

The play escalates to violence until they are all dead again.

This conflict has been going on for three years and is escalating all the time.

The Americans decide to play along, and escalate the situation.

Instead of escalating the crisis again, he appeared to back down.

It seems to me that he is going to escalate the situation.

In the following days, 7 people were killed and violence has escalated.

Things escalate and the two end up spending the night together.