embattled

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Embattled Rugby Football Union chief executive Bill Sweeney says that he has never contemplated resigning, saying it would be "the cowardly way out".

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2025

Embattled rock icon Marilyn Manson has dropped his lawsuit against former fiancée Evan Rachel Wood and will pay her $327,000 in attorney fees, her lawyers confirmed Tuesday afternoon.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2024

Embattled Rep. George Santos has vowed not to resign from Congress following a scathing ethics report but anticipates he’ll be booted from his seat.

From Washington Times • Nov. 25, 2023

Embattled fabulist Rep. George Santos is staring down a potential vote to expel him from Congress.

From Slate • Oct. 31, 2023

His was the hero arm that broke Embattled Gods' and Indra's might, Unconquered ere to-day in fight.

From The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Griffith, Ralph T. H. (Ralph Thomas Hotchkin)