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embattled

[em-bat-ld] / ɛmˈbæt ld /


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“Could the political parties ever be cleansed of corruption? What place would African Americans have in American society? Would Native Americans survive at all, and at what cost to their embattled cultures?”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

But Nanos has been embattled throughout the investigation, not just by criticism surrounding the Guthrie case.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

Insurance companies are exposed to the embattled private-credit industry in more ways than one, according to a new report by Clearwater Analytics, a portfolio-management software provider.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 24, 2026

Since launching at the start of 2025, “The Pitt” has emerged as more than just a hyperrealistic depiction of an embattled American emergency department.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 3, 2026

Any place that’s war- torn, by the way, is bound to be embattled or besieged. what makes him tick.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner




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