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A rising tide lifts all boats, and the evolution of million-dollar price tags from shocking rarities to barely remarked commonplaces has ratcheted up the cost of even the most basic shelter.

California Public Employees’ Retirement System ratcheted up its scrutiny of private-equity manager Blackstone in the wake of a child labor scandal at a company the firm owns.

Like many other tech companies that have ratcheted up cost-cutting measures, Bank of America is looking to cut investment banking jobs in specific Asian markets.

Mathias Jensen capitalised on a comedy of errors to put Brentford on course for a famous victory that would have ratcheted up the already intense pressure and scrutiny on out-of-sorts United.

Some chains also have ratcheted up the convenience store experience in recent years.

Tensions have simmered along the Lebanese border as Israel appears to have ratcheted up its shadow war against Iranian-linked targets in Syria, another close ally of Iran, Israel’s biggest enemy in the region.

The Fed needs to get inflation onto a sustainable path this year or else risk a repeat of the 1970s, when interest rates had to be repeatedly ratcheted up, St. Louis Fed President James Bullard said.

The managerial merry-go-round will keep on whirling as it always has but the pace been ratcheted up at these three clubs in particular.

The momentum of most shows reflects the ups and downs of a roller coaster but this set ratcheted up the excitement to a thrilling eight-song conclusion.

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that he has spoken to Chinese President Xi Jinping about Taiwan and they agreed to abide by the Taiwan agreement, as tensions have ratcheted up between Taipei and Beijing.

World leaders have ratcheted up pressure on Russia over its war against Ukraine, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the centre of a swirl of diplomacy on the final day of the Group of Seven (G7) summit.

But that has ratcheted up pressure on the PBoC as it tries to raise yields to prevent a bubble from emerging.

But they've now been ratcheted up so far it's resulting in a nasty side-effect.

Even just minutes before I’m talking to you, I mean, the Israeli military has ratcheted up its attacks in central Gaza and the northern parts and here in our city.

The campaign has ratcheted up preparations for after Trump’s running mate is chosen.

Then came the pandemic, which ratcheted up our lives to vibrate at a higher emotional frequency, while also moving them increasingly online.

The two Koreas have ratcheted up tensions with a Cold War-style psychological battle after the suspension of a 2018 tension-easing deal that blocked the two neighbours from using such tactics.

What ultimately follows is an escape: Nemesia quickly ships him off on a bus once the heat is ratcheted up.

As well as his adulterous side the notes also provide a fascinating insight into his volatile state of mind as the pressure ratcheted up in the contest.

But it also treated a Navy Seal, distance runners and people like Engen, whose symptoms started off as mild but then ratcheted up to something worse.