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beset

[bih-set] / bɪˈsɛt /


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But the multi-billion-dollar programme was beset by disagreements between the firms involved -- France's Dassault Aviation and Airbus, which represents Germany and Spain.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Private-credit firms have been beset by a surge of redemption requests from investors anxious about the health of their loan portfolios, which some fear aren’t accurately valued.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

The Czech - whose flashes of brilliance in his young career have been beset by injury - was struggling to move and needed eight match points to close out victory.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

In the video, Pratt stood outside Raman’s Silver Lake home and the city-owned Getty House in Hancock Park, where Bass lives, contending both are far removed from the urban ills that beset other Angelenos.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

When night fell, we were once more beset by woods on either hand, and no settlement in sight before or behind.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood




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