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embattled

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past tense of embattle

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as in mobilized, mechanized

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“Embattled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embattled. Accessed 5 Apr. 2020.

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