escalating

In this case that might mean (a) providing enough information to explain why escalating the question is necessary to the discussion, as opposed to a closet insult, and (b) using impersonal language.

The problem is that a) things have escalated, and b) de-escalating it would mean deep systemic changes to the American Constitution and the perceived balance of power between the State and the Citizen.

After you repeat this a few times they stop nagging and escalating you and just cancel the service.

They just look too similar, but no one has been able to solve that problem without escalating costs.

Seems like this could be solved by escalating to banning a /64 after multiple bans have been issued.

Maybe an escalating cost schedule so it penalizes people who submit their 15th story as opposed to their 5th.

Governments and politicians are only interested in their own survival --keeping their jobs-- and escalating in power.

If the officer does not have compliance he is legally required to gain it by escalating up the force scale.

Watching the presentation, however, 'escalating conflict' does not seem to be a core message here.

The cost of networking is escalating relative to the cost of all other equipment.

The core problem with your argument is you are escalating in both parallel situations.

He decided to continuing escalating, and that is primarily on him.

What this is, is an ultra-common case of yet another cop "escalating everything always" because there is no downside for them to do so.

This is yet another case of someone who chooses to illegally resist the directions of a police officer, thus escalating the situation, “ he said." // That's exactly how this reads to me.