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The phrase "upped ante" is not correct; the correct expression is "upped the ante." You can use it when referring to increasing the stakes or risks in a situation, often in a competitive context
Example: "In response to the competitor's new product launch, our company upped the ante by introducing a more advanced version of our own product."
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Yet whether it's the upped ante in the stunts, the fact that the stunts are more visceral and physical than their effects-driven counterparts or perhaps simply the atypical combination of action and sentiment, people feel they haven't seen it before, and "Furious 7" has been able to find a way around that pitfall.
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