embroiled

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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

For the past three years, the hedge-fund titan—famed for his bet against the U.S. housing market—has been embroiled in a drawn-out legal fight with his longtime business partner on the island.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

Starbucks Korea, with more than 2,000 stores nationwide, found itself embroiled in public uproar last month when it ran a "Tank Day" promotion evoking a deadly military crackdown on a 1980 pro-democracy uprising.

From Barron's • Jun. 15, 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

Piggy, finding himself uncomfortably embroiled, slid the conch to Ralph's knees and sat down.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding