SOME WORDS ARE MORE FIT TO PRINT THAN OTHERS

The Times is uncommonly fond of hockey sticks 

   ELSEWHERE IN THE EXCITING WORLD OF SEMANTIC AGRESSION,
  EXISTENTIAL THREAT INFLATION IS NOW A THING !

AN ORDER OF MAGNITUDE INCREASE SINCE THE END OF THE COLD WAR

YOU CAN KEEP AN EYE ON SEMIOTIC TIPPING POINTS & SIGNS OF THE TIMES AT
https://media-analytics.op-bit.nz/timeline