embattled

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Meet Mick Cronin’s nightmare, a 7-foot-3 indictment of his embattled program, a monumental mistake that has spent three weeks eating at the heart of even the most dedicated Bruin loyalists.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

His pitch -- financial services framed as free speech -- lands easily with a crowd that sees itself as culturally embattled.

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

The embattled Texas representative secured 42 percent of the vote against his primary opponent, Brandon Herrera, on Tuesday.

From Slate • Mar. 7, 2026

The son of Iran’s slain theocratic leader is a top contender to replace his father to steer the embattled Islamic Republic in its worst conflict in decades, according to people familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 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