The phrase "escalated pressure" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where the intensity or urgency of pressure has increased, often in a context related to stress, demands, or expectations.
Example: "As the deadline approached, the escalated pressure on the team led to longer working hours and heightened stress levels."
Alternatives: "increased pressure" or "heightened pressure."
This week, Mr. Kim escalated pressure on Mr. Trump by resuming his visits to military units and weapons sites.
As Democrats escalated pressure to disavow Trump, other prominent Republicans issued statements condemning the remarks, in addition to Ryan.. Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell said late Friday that Trump's comments were "repugnant, and unacceptable in any circumstance" and that he believed "Trump needs to apologize directly to women and girls everywhere".
DAMASCUS, Syria, Oct. 21 -- A day after its release, a U.N. report that implicated senior Syrian officials in the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri escalated pressure on the already beleaguered government here and ignited renewed demands that Lebanon's pro-Syrian president step down.
In Canada, Native activists escalated pressure on the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) for their funding of the tar sands a few weeks ago.
And their attacks on Mr. Ryan's option, over time, will bring escalating pressure to specify them.
The findings come at a time of escalating pressure on the health service.
The disparity will probably escalate pressure on Beijing to let its currency rise to help narrow the trade gap.
But Israeli officials express skepticism that any combination of new diplomatic openness and gradually escalating pressure will work.
Fossil fuel firms are also facing escalating pressure from investors, with some large pension funds having already divested.
Tillerson lobbies China to encourage talks with the Kim Jong Un regime, even as the administration keeps escalating pressure.
But the tactics failed to produce a solid lead, escalating pressure on them to arrest all suspected "morons," as pedophiles were called in those days.
