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So speaking of Joe Biden, Xan, he’s been embroiled in another woke controversy. — Nr Staff, National Review, "The Editors Podcast: Restarts, Rallies, and Regulations," 22 June 2019 Staley has also embroiled himself in a scandal over whistle-blowing last year, and the bank has been charged with fraud by U.K. regulators. — Stephen Morris, Bloomberg.com, "Barclays Sees Turnaround Gathering Momentum as Dividend Boosted," 22 Feb. 2018 Members of a support group for killers become embroiled in a mystery after an assassination attempt. — Matt Cooper, latimes.com, "L.A. movie openings, June 23-30: ‘Euphoria,’ ‘Yesterday’ and more," 23 June 2019 Syria has been embroiled in a civil war since March 2011. — Patrick Dehahn, Quartz, "The Syria conflict has seen over 570 attacks on civilian hospitals," 22 June 2019 The United States and China have been embroiled in a bitter battle over supercomputer dominance for years. — David Goldman, CNN, "US details new restrictions on Chinese supercomputer companies," 21 June 2019 Grace Hollars, Indianapolis Star For the second time in a week, an Indianapolis Catholic high school has been embroiled in controversy. — Arika Herron, Indianapolis Star, "The Indianapolis Catholic high school controversies explained," 20 June 2019 Following the fall of Mr. Marcos’s regime in 1986, the property became embroiled in litigation, with multiple parties claiming rights to it. — Katherine Clarke, WSJ, "A Russian Billionaire’s $1.3 Billion Bet on New York’s Iconic Crown Building," 13 June 2019 The White House remains embroiled in a controversy over an apparent order to block from view the USS John S. McCain during Trump's recent trip to Japan. — John Fritze, USA TODAY, "European allies made the D-Day landing at Normandy possible. 75 years later, Trump questions those bonds," 5 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'embroil.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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