bedeviled

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The U.S. and Iran are locked in a diplomatic stalemate over issues that have bedeviled the two sides for years, as the conflict settles into a gray zone that is neither war nor peace.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

He was stepping up to the plate to run against Susan Collins, the Maine Republican who has long bedeviled Democrats.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

No one is predicting the same type that bedeviled the economy during the 1970s, but the signs of a problem are there all the same.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

Nick is bedeviled by his thieving foes, fascinated by them, and now has nothing to lose.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2025

To them, any bird of prey must be harassed, but goshawks must be unmercifully bedeviled.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George