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[em-broil] / ɛmˈbrɔɪl /


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The concerts at MetLife Stadium would later embroil Sheeran, his tour, Macklemore — and somehow pop star Pink — in controversy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

Those investments, experts say, help prevent regional conflict and war that may embroil the U.S.

From Salon ● May 29, 2025

Desperate not to embroil a small, vulnerable immigrant community in an intense national controversy, they tried to avoid the issue.

From Slate ● Apr. 10, 2025

Investors were on guard for the potential of the conflict spreading to embroil other countries, including Iran, and a continued spike in oil prices.

From Reuters ● Oct. 9, 2023

The closer the bond between man and man, or between man and woman, the easier it is to embroil them, one with another.

From The Sea Bride by Ben Ames Williams

Milking the quirks of small-town life and the strange workings of faith and superstition, “The Unknown Saint” embroils a cast of droll, deadpan characters in amusing high jinks.

From New York Times ● Jul. 30, 2021

"Because it embroils us in a legal discussion," Mueller said.

From Fox News ● Jul. 24, 2019

Her death remains a mystery that still embroils some of the most storied figures in this city’s imaginary golden age of intrigue and glamour.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 7, 2017

The case that has gotten the greatest attention embroils Benedict himself.

From Time ● Mar. 19, 2010

We have received the Sangleys in their place, with whom the profit of the traffic always embroils us.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 29 of 55 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century by Various

The two Nations League fixtures, being played at neutral venues, have been embroiled in controversy since February when the two teams were drawn to play each other in Group B3.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

The fixture has been embroiled in controversy since the two teams were drawn to play each other in Group B3.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

“We’ve been embroiled in lots of debates with cities about whether or not Airbnb is a contributor to housing becoming unaffordable,” Airbnb Chief Executive Brian Chesky said in an interview.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Muslims are embroiled in yet another war, but this one isn’t in the Middle East, Southeast Asia or another predominantly Islamic region.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

Out in these streets people were embroiled in a thousand matters, money problems, love problems, school problems.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

The 1MDB scandal made headlines across the world when it came to light a decade ago, embroiling prominent figures from Malaysia to Goldman Sachs and Hollywood.

From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2025

But her ability to manage her finances is not your responsibility, and we risk embroiling you further in her emotional blackmail and psychological pinball machine by discussing her money troubles.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2025

Jailhouse records soon proved Sanders right, embroiling the district attorney’s office and Sheriff’s Department in a national scandal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2022

But Johnson and Issa disagreed on the details of how to fix the problem, embroiling the subcommittee in the same debates that have stymied action on this matter for decades.

From Slate ● Feb. 24, 2021

While Peter contended, with various success, with the armies of Sweden, he succeeded in embroiling Sweden in a war with Poland, and in diverting Charles from the invasion of Russia.

From A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges by John Lord




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