as in to tangle
to place in conflict or difficulties
the town has been embroiled in controversy over the building of the huge shopping mall
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As their parents unite to battle the dastardly scam which has brought their town to financial ruin, the team is embroiled in a mysterious bank robbery.
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John Hopewell, Variety, 2 Nov. 2024
The forthcoming fifth season, following the season four ending, will see the Slow Horses on the run as Diana Taverner (Kristin Scott Thomas) embroils them all in a fatally high-stakes game of retaliation and revenge.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Oct. 2024
Apple is also embroiled in an antitrust case with the Justice Department, with regulators accusing CEO Tim Cook’s company of creating a monopoly in the smartphone market.
—Pia Singh,hakyung Kim, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2024
For a country that has been embroiled in many cycles of war and crises, the Lebanese healthcare sector has rarely been so vulnerable to firepower, the country’s health minister, Dr. Firass Abiad, told CNN.
—Allegra Goodwin and Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024
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John Hopewell, Variety, 2 Nov. 2024
The forthcoming fifth season, following the season four ending, will see the Slow Horses on the run as Diana Taverner (Kristin Scott Thomas) embroils them all in a fatally high-stakes game of retaliation and revenge.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Oct. 2024
Apple is also embroiled in an antitrust case with the Justice Department, with regulators accusing CEO Tim Cook’s company of creating a monopoly in the smartphone market.
—Pia Singh,hakyung Kim, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2024
For a country that has been embroiled in many cycles of war and crises, the Lebanese healthcare sector has rarely been so vulnerable to firepower, the country’s health minister, Dr. Firass Abiad, told CNN.
—Allegra Goodwin and Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024
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Today, efforts to curb their population and protect native wildlife are tangled in this complex legacy.The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 5 Nov. 2024
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Just over a kilometre away, Bound and his team found the wreck mounds of three more ships—another Dutch warship, the Middelburg, and two Portuguese vessels, the São Salvador and Dom Duarte de Guerra’s Galleon—which had become tangled together and sunk in flames.Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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The View cohost and Oscar-winning actress delivered a vital message of information to Americans heading to the polls on Tuesday morning, capping a historic political cycle with a pearl of wisdom for those trapped in long lines at their local voting places.EW.com, EW.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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It is feared that inside some of the vehicles that were washed away or trapped in underground garages there could be bodies waiting to be recovered.Hernán Muñoz and Joseph Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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In this recipe, greens get a splash of absinthe for a strong anise flavor, then the oysters are broiled to a light golden brown.Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2024
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While the filling of chicken, peppers, and onions tossed with olive oil and spices is broiling in the oven, prep the toppings.Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2024
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But the Trump campaign has spent two days enmeshed in a controversy of its own making, after a comedian at his big rally in New York City’s Madison Square Garden on Sunday made a racist crack about Puerto Rico.Niall Stanage, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2024
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People have always made choices not just based on hard facts but also on the factors in their lives and the network of thought that they are enmeshed in.Steven Levy, WIRED, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Embroil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embroil. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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