embattled

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The stock has dropped 19% this year as of Thursday’s close of trading, in part because thousands of its loans are included in an embattled private credit fund known as LENDX.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

The former star reliever has become their most embattled starter and one who has made the season’s first big move seem inevitable.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

So now we await the further tussle of the embattled knights, Sir Keir Starmer and Sir Olly Robbins, potentially one day after another in parliament in a few days time.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Hui Ka Yan, the founder of embattled Chinese property developer Evergrande, has pleaded guilty to a number of charges including embezzlement of corporate assets and corporate bribery, according to a statement issued by the court.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Through the smoke we saw other launches put in from other brigs and sloops slipping toward the embattled docks.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson