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[em-broil] / ɛmˈbrɔɪl /


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Those investments, experts say, help prevent regional conflict and war that may embroil the U.S.

From Salon May 29, 2025

Desperate not to embroil a small, vulnerable immigrant community in an intense national controversy, they tried to avoid the issue.

From Slate Apr. 10, 2025

The revelation of an attempt to interfere over the penalty decision is the latest in a series of controversies to embroil Ben Sulayem since being elected in December 2021.

From BBC Mar. 4, 2024

Prosecutors say the bid-rigging scandal arrests have just begun and could embroil more companies.

From Seattle Times Feb. 7, 2023

It was desirable to embroil as few as possible in the Lancaster dispute.

From The Plow-Woman by Eleanor Gates

Milking the quirks of small-town life and the strange workings of faith and superstition, “The Unknown Saint” embroils a cast of droll, deadpan characters in amusing high jinks.

From New York Times Jul. 30, 2021

"Because it embroils us in a legal discussion," Mueller said.

From Fox News Jul. 24, 2019

Her death remains a mystery that still embroils some of the most storied figures in this city’s imaginary golden age of intrigue and glamour.

From Washington Post Dec. 7, 2017

The case that has gotten the greatest attention embroils Benedict himself.

From Time Mar. 19, 2010

A knave, who deep embroils his lord's affairs, Will soon grow necessary to his heirs.

From The Poems of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Volume 1 by William Ernst Browning

It had been nearing a close when it, too, became embroiled in controversy.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

But the company became embroiled in controversy last summer after an ill-received logo change.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

The two chains have been embroiled in a long running legal battle over the right to use brand terms including "Mac".

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

Coincidentally, Harper became embroiled in that lawsuit, in which the plaintiffs pointed to images of Harper’s face on the DraftKings app as evidence.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

“Why don’t you ask Tano how great a father I’ve been to him lately? Even now, he denies his mother’s death. Nansi is embroiled in anger, consumed by his vengeance toward humans.”

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

The 1MDB scandal made headlines across the world when it came to light a decade ago, embroiling prominent figures from Malaysia to Goldman Sachs and Hollywood.

From BBC Dec. 26, 2025

But her ability to manage her finances is not your responsibility, and we risk embroiling you further in her emotional blackmail and psychological pinball machine by discussing her money troubles.

From MarketWatch Oct. 9, 2025

He cannot walk on the beach without embroiling himself in national controversy.

From Slate May 17, 2025

The case was one of many legal fights currently embroiling Mr. Musk and X. The company is suing a law firm that represented it before Mr. Musk’s ownership, claiming that it collected unreasonably high fees.

From New York Times Mar. 25, 2024

The Dutch wou'd fain have secur'd the Succession to the Prince of Nassau-Friesland, but they could not easily do this, without embroiling themselves with the King.

From The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume III Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels from Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. by Karl Ludwig von P?llnitz




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