embroiled

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Valieva soon became embroiled in a doping scandal that eventually landed her a four-year ban.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 8, 2026

And to be an American is to be embroiled in the great democratic experiment that has been defined by division from the beginning.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026

The scam that embroiled his mother began on Tinder, but the author’s larger subject is the social web that makes intimacy searchable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026

But he was subsequently embroiled in a number of controversies.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

Kyril Montana had also helped Bud out of one ticklish situation involving federally controlled interstate land sales in which Bud had become embroiled during his earlier days when he was based in the capital.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols