And now you have the question, actually, can we go back to the status quo ante?

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/13/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-katharina-pistor.html

Badham’s Dracula certainly paved the way for Francis Ford Coppola to up the horny ante with his 1992 adaptation, Bram Stoker's Dracula, starring Gary Oldman as the Dark Romantic antagonist.

Source: https://mashable.com/article/dracula-movies-renfield

By early 2014, the moral ante had been upped: the penalty for noncompliance became, rather more nobly, a contribution to medical research.

Source: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/06/26/relyvrio-als-fda-approval

"Daisy Jones & The Six" stars Camila Morrone and Suki Waterhouse were also in attendance in casual jeans, whereas Saweetie's cleavage-baring denim bustier upped the ante.

Source: https://www.popsugar.com/fashion/coachella-2023-celebrity-outfits-49145054

EC3 eloquently responded by upping the ante.

Source: https://www.cagesideseats.com/2023/10/19/23924726/ec3-adds-no-limits-anything-goes-stipulation-nwa-world-title-fight-thom-latimer-samhain-ppv-oct-28

For small companies wanting to go deeper, the state will ante up to $3,000 in consulting fees to help determine if employee ownership is a good fit.

Source: https://www.denverpost.com/2023/04/14/beau-jos-pizza-employee-ownership-esop/

“Given their power, given the way they are trained, given the versatility, we believe the providers of these foundational models need to do certain things — both ex ante… but also during the lifetime of the model,” he says.

Source: https://techcrunch.com/2023/04/21/eu-ai-act-generative-ai/

However, they have upped the ante considerably since then.

Source: https://donegalnews.com/hard-work-paying-off-for-cookie-and-downings/

If Patriots fans thought having more than one Jones on the team was confusing, New England upped the ante with one of their multiple fourth-round picks.

Source: https://nesn.com/2023/04/david-andrews-has-comical-response-to-patriots-fourth-round-pick/

If they opt for the Hometown Charity, Annapolis Subaru will up the ante and contribute an additional $150.

Source: https://www.eyeonannapolis.net/2023/11/the-canines-crosstreks-adoptable-pets-of-the-week-15/

In Season 6, Episode 14, the culprit upped the ante by leaving a duffle bag containing eight more severed feet in the store.

Source: https://www.cbr.com/superstore-finale-elias-foot-killer/

It’s really a feat to up the ante on client service to such an extent that everything is met with a wide grin.

Source: https://www.citizen.co.za/travel/take-a-splendida-adventure-on-high-seas/

Last week’s budget upped the ante for solo parents – and I’d just bet the pandemic and past few years are creating a lot more of us – in an important way.

Source: https://www.theage.com.au/money/saving/the-922-a-fortnight-handout-i-left-unclaimed-but-you-shouldn-t-20230512-p5d80x.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

Nonetheless, the same Joe Biden who a year ago warned the world of the risk of nuclear Armageddon has reversed himself yet again and agreed to up the ante in Ukraine.

Source: https://www.salon.com/2023/07/16/cluster-bombs-to-ukraine-anxiety-rises-among-democrats/

One thing I remember from those days, though, is if one wanted to participate, one had to ante up.

Source: https://vtdigger.org/2023/03/27/ken-fredette-tax-money-for-religious-schools-here-are-a-few-ideas/

The 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQS ups the luxury ante among EVs, though its design falls short of the S-Class sedan.

Source: https://www.thecarconnection.com/news/1138442_2023-tesla-model-3-audi-q4-top-this-week-s-news-and-car-reviews

The Gorn served as effective villains in a memorable episode from the first season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, and the second season looks to up the ante.

Source: https://www.cbr.com/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-the-gorn-crisis/

The new 2.0-liter turbo-4 ups the horsepower and torque ante in the 2023 Jeep Compass, giving it enough oomph to keep pace with traffic.

Source: https://www.thecarconnection.com/cars/jeep_compass

The second episode of The ups the ante on the show and is already living up to the promise of the story.

Source: https://bleedingcool.com/tv/the-three-body-problem-ep-2-review-things-start-getting-weird/

The upcoming sequel has an opportunity to really up the ante, however, testing Sam, Tara, Mindy, and Chad in a more extreme way.

Source: https://screenrant.com/scream-6-grittier-tone-directors-response/