embattled
Example Sentences
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In April 2025, the governor of Nigeria's embattled Borno state, Babagana Zulum, alleged that informants and collaborators for Boko Haram insurgents were operating within the country's armed forces, political class and local communities.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
“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
The legal filing follows two lawsuits brought by former housekeepers of the embattled reality star.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
In the evening of October 25, a troop of eight emperor penguins waddled out of the fog and stood looking at the embattled ship.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
