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ratch·et up
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ratchet upverb
to increase
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of ratchet up in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of ratchet up in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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Individually, the OPM breach and the Ashley Madison breach both present significant dangers to U.S. personnel, including intelligence personnel, but taken together, they really ratchet up the level of harm, the OPM breach has confidential information about U.S. personnel and people that have applied for security clearances, and the Ashley Madison breach reveals people's most intimate secrets about the affairs they might be having, and together, it provides a lot of leverage that could be used to blackmail and possibly influence U.S. personnel.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell:
Let me suggest that had the President and his team spent as much time trying to ratchet up the sanctions on the Iranians over the last two years as they have entering into an agreement, which most of us are highly skeptical of as to having any positive impact at all, we'd have ended up in better place.
I know the administration has its position on that, but there would be a lot of bipartisan support for jets, we're going to hear from Zelensky again tomorrow and I'm sure he'll make an ask to ratchet up the level of assistance we're providing, to include the MiGs.
If tensions ratchet up between the United States and North Korea, then China will end up in the middle, being seen as working closely with the country which is the problem, not giving up its nuclear weapons.
Senate Republicans are about to cave in to President Obama, it’s time … to ratchet up the pressure on wobbly Senators.
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