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imbroglio

[im-brohl-yoh] / ɪmˈbroʊl joʊ /


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The Times, CNN, and other outlets that have covered the imbroglio have scrupulously avoided using the word affair.

From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026

The Warner Bros.’ imbroglio has helped knock its forward price-to-earnings ratio from a high of more than 47 last summer to around 27 today.

From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026

Mr. Trump seemed to lose interest in the imbroglio, although not before visiting the building site alongside Mr. Powell, both in hard hats.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 12, 2026

The agency could use the resulting internet imbroglio to educate people about the best practices for off-road vehicles on public lands.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2023

Just to get away from it all—the World Championship imbroglio and the constant stalking of him by reporters and photographers—Bobby took a two-month cruise by himself around the world.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

However, various legal imbroglios about ownership — including a claim by descendants of Cantinflas — led to the collection dropping from public sight in Mexico after 2007.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

As a member of the firm, he was enlisted to untangle corporate governance imbroglios at Bethlehem Steel, the Walt Disney Company, General Electric, General Motors, Macy’s, Tyco International and Westinghouse, among other companies.

From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 2024

The developments are the latest in unprecedented legal imbroglios surrounding the former premier, now the country’s top opposition leader.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 24, 2023

The duo sometimes set up Skype meetings with their targets, one of them on camera and wearing a silicone mask of Le Drian in order to petition for help with political imbroglios.

From Salon ● Mar. 12, 2022

“I believe there are other ways of settling such imbroglios 265 among gentlemen,” said Denis.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 4 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson




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