bedeviled
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A question has bedeviled a wealthy Lake Tahoe enclave for years: Who is poisoning the towering trees that stand sentry on the lake’s North Shore?
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
It is a challenge that has long bedeviled Washington.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
Homeless encampments, piles of trash, vermin, and car break-ins have bedeviled the 4000 block of Babcock Avenue in Studio City since the property was abandoned, said neighbor Clint Ledsworth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Previous efforts have been bedeviled by the sheer engineering complexity, political rivalries and bad timing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
A cascade of work flowed to their firm, partly because Root managed to solve a puzzle that had bedeviled Chicago builders ever since the city’s founding.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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