embattled

Example Sentences

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Organizers canceled the popular Wireless Festival after the United Kingdom denied its headliner, the embattled rapper Ye, a visa into the country.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Only 10% of its liquefied natural gas imports flow through the embattled Strait of Hormuz, adds Hisashi Arakawa, head of Japan equities at Aberdeen Investments.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

The embattled Texas representative secured 42 percent of the vote against his primary opponent, Brandon Herrera, on Tuesday.

From Slate • Mar. 7, 2026

The son of Iran’s slain theocratic leader is a top contender to replace his father to steer the embattled Islamic Republic in its worst conflict in decades, according to people familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

But, over time, the middle ground that people like Sprat and Bentley had sought to occupy between superstition and rationalism became increasingly embattled, and the pendulum began to swing the other way.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton