Example Sentences

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Lululemon founder Chip Wilson, owning 9% of shares, is escalating his proxy fight to replace three board members.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

For some people, control means retaining a sense of normalcy, especially when panic buying is escalating all around them — partly due to what psychologists refer to as a “herd mentality.”

From MarketWatch • Jan. 25, 2026

Out on the waves, where freedom of navigation is a golden rule, the ability and appetite of coastal countries to intervene is limited, even though the risk they face is escalating.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025

Complicating Cronin’s high school recruiting efforts is escalating uncertainty about how many roster spots will be available in this new free-agent era.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2024

Now, more than seven years since, it all seems rather anticlimactic even as the danger is escalating and ever more real.

From Salon • Dec. 4, 2023