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.

Source: https://vineyardgazette.com/news/2000/05/12/land-bank-revenues-hit-record-levels-heated-vineyard-real-estate-market

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.

Source: https://biztoc.com/x/057dc4bd62abfa8f?ref=ff

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.

Source: https://investorplace.com/2023/03/bank-of-america-layoffs-2023-what-to-know-about-the-latest-bofa-job-cuts/

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.

Source: https://carlow-nationalist.ie/2023/10/08/diogo-dalot-urges-man-united-to-make-brentford-fightback-a-turning-point/

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

Source: https://gazette.com/premium/convenience-store-carousel-spins-as-one-chain-stays-another-goes-and-a-third-arrives-in/article_2d28739e-4e69-11ee-9ddc-7f0b4e39a06e.html

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.

Source: https://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/national/23441444.israel-hit-barrage-rockets-fired-militants-lebanon/?ref=rss

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.

Source: https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/gold-flat-as-investors-seek-direction-from-u-s-fed-minutes

“Their woes are compounded by the fact that fuel prices have ratcheted under the watch of the BJP government, resulting in higher costs of agricultural inputs, be it seeds, fertilizers or diesel.

Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/maharashtra-congress-chief-claims-police-baton-charged-protesting-farmers-in-buldhana-demands-suspension-of-sp/article66500082.ece

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.

Source: https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/23457393.hearts-hibs-aberdeen-managers-little-margin-error/?ref=rss

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.

Source: https://kfyo.com/ixp/204/p/luke-combs-nashville-world-tour-concert-review/

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.

Source: https://www.newtelegraphng.com/bayelsadecides2023-vote-for-pdp-candidates-diri-urges-electorate/

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.

Source: https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/world/2023/05/21/world-leaders-rally-around-ukraine/