embattled

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Roki Sasaki has become the Dodgers’ most embattled starter and one who has made the season’s first big move seem inevitable.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

So now we await the further tussle of the embattled knights, Sir Keir Starmer and Sir Olly Robbins, potentially one day after another in parliament in a few days time.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Hui Ka Yan, the founder of embattled Chinese property developer Evergrande, has pleaded guilty to a number of charges including embezzlement of corporate assets and corporate bribery, according to a statement issued by the court.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

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

The unprecedented price demanded—and at this embattled hour of the world’s history—is the transcendence of the realities of color, of nations, and of altars.

From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin