embattled

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Raj Bhakta was a former contestant on “The Apprentice,” an unsuccessful congressional candidate and an embattled whiskey entrepreneur.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Marc Lipschultz, co-CEO of embattled private-equity firm Blue Owl Capital, told investors in April that the company had realized roughly 10-times returns by selling about half of its SpaceX investment at a $1.25 trillion valuation.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

She did not launch a leadership challenge herself but her intervention will add to pressure on the embattled prime minister, who will try to shore up his premiership in a speech on Monday.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

That move, effective July 1, leaves the city as LAHSA’s primary funder and poses a significant question: Will the city stay with the embattled agency or will it, as the county did, jump ship?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

That was the face which, when she saw it at all, was across his own dining table—the face of a foe who did, not even know that it was embattled.

From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner