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beleaguered

[bih-lee-gerd] / bɪˈli gərd /


ADJECTIVE
surrounded
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


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But the sample does provide some solace to beleaguered bond investors.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

As the haze spiralled into yet another crisis for Prabowo's beleaguered administration, some officials pushed back against criticism.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

Strikingly, this comes at a time when beleaguered orchestra musicians have also been demanding a more democratically minded workplace.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

Since the full-scale Russian invasion nearly five years ago, Poland has welcomed well over a million refugees from its beleaguered neighbor to the east.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

He ground through twenty-four-hour endurance tests and “stamina runs,” in which contestants looped up and down local roads until their beleaguered automobiles exploded or shed their wheels—the last one rolling was the winner.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand


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