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embroiled

[em-broild] / ɛmˈbrɔɪld /


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Yet today, sociologists are embroiled in an ideological and existential battle of their own—one that is increasingly public and at least in part of their own making.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 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

The Philippines, as a colonized territory of Spain, became embroiled in the war.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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