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embroil

[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

The tail-docking blowup is just the latest controversy to embroil the company.

From Seattle Times Sep. 20, 2023

"Adjutant, do not let us embroil ourselves with Mateo," one of the soldiers whispered.

From Abb? Aubain and Mosaics by M?rim?e, Prosper

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

I believe it would rather be like the decision in that outer darkness of which Milton speaks where “‘chaos umpire sits, And by decision more embroils the fray.’”

From Historical Essays by Rhodes, James Ford

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

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

Relatives of others embroiled in the conspiracy theories said the rumours were "disgusting" and compounded families' grief.

From BBC Jun. 2, 2026

I particularly feared he would get embroiled in a religious discussion, bring in my Roman Catholicism in a way that could embarrass the Church.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin

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

The White House had previously said it was up to the Chiefs whether to extend an invitation to the star musician, who has largely avoided embroiling herself in politics.

From New York Times May 31, 2024

But Johnson and Issa disagreed on the details of how to fix the problem, embroiling the subcommittee in the same debates that have stymied action on this matter for decades.

From Slate Feb. 24, 2021

One alone, The redbreast, sacred to the household gods, Wisely regardful of th' embroiling sky, In joyless fields and thorny thickets, leaves His shivering mates, and pays to trusted man His annual visit.

From The Age of Pope (1700-1744) by Dennis, John




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