embattled

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Saw crazy (excuse me, * embattled*) RNC Chairman Michael Steele getting out of a huge black SUV and heading in to the Starbucks on 3rd and Penn this morning around 9am.

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  1. adjective Prepared or fortified for battle or engaged in battle: embattled troops; an embattled city.
  2. adjective Beset with attackers, criticism, or controversy: an embattled legislative minority.

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  • The Peel is an old border tower, embattled, and with walls of great thickness. —  Philip Gilbert Hamerton
  • ; 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' trailer; new; trailers; variety; video; Frank Langella stars as the embattled president in the new drama from 'Queen' scribe Peter Morgan. —  Variety.com
  • Blagojevich and suggested that Blagojevich pass over three African-American men and instead consider naming one of two Caucasian women, Reid essentially called the embattled governor a liar. —  CNN Political Ticker
  • * Investors were bracing for U.S. monthly vehicle sales on Monday, as well as U.S. monthly construction spending data, seeking insight on the outlook for the embattled economy, but the big piece of macroeconomic data -- the non-farm payrolls -- will come on Friday. —  Top Stories - Google News
  • Investors also braced for monthly vehicle sales, seeking insight on the outlook for the embattled economy, but the week's big piece of macroeconomic data -- —  Yahoo! News: Technology News
 

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/ɛmˈbætld/
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