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• v  fortify by furnishing with battlements for defense
  an embattled castle
• v  prepare for battle or conflict
• s  prepared for battle
  an embattled city
• s  having or resembling repeated square indentations like those in a battlement

• As Nepal slips toward anarchy, its embattled King speaks to PTI about his efforts to restore order.
• But recently one of America's most embattled corporations has found an ally in one of America's most embattled demographics.
• Transcript: The embattled House Majority Leader finds parallels between Terri Schiavo's case and his own.

• embattle
• battlemented
• castled
• castellated

News & Articles

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• Embattled Chargers team doctor steps down
  Embattled Chargers team doctor David Chao says he is stepping down due to a bad back.
  June 14, 2013 - ESPN
• Embattled Chargers doctor Chao steps down
  Embattled Chargers team doctor David Chao says he is stepping down due to a bad back.
  June 14, 2013 - Channel 8 San Diego
• Embattled Chargers team doctor Chao steps down
  David Chao, the San Diego Chargers' embattled team doctor, has resigned from the club in wake of malpractice charges and battle to retain his medical license.
  June 14, 2013 - Washington Post

Quotes

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• Charles Grassley in Minneapolis Star Tribune
  Inspector General Kicklighter took over an embattled office during a time of war,Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, said in a statement to The Associated Press. "He has been instrumental in beginning to turn the office in a new direction. I...
• Melanie Sloan in The Hill (blog)
  The recent announcement that Sen. David Vitter's embattled aide Brent Furor has resigned is an obvious attempt by the senator to save himself with women voters as he heads into his re-election campaign this fall,Melanie Sloan, executive...