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beleaguered

[bih-lee-gerd] / bɪˈli gərd /


ADJECTIVE
surrounded
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


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Now the beleaguered food maker hopes marketing can power a turnaround.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

The fighting in Yemen has in recent weeks become the most active front of the wider regional conflict, which for months has seen violence repeatedly shift focus across the beleaguered Middle East.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

Their high speed has caused problems for Ukraine's beleaguered air defences.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

“The hard part is to avoid the temptation of a beleaguered explanation,” Lundquist says.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

Out from the beleaguered hills knights of Gondor, Riders of Rohan, Dúnedain of the North, close-serried companies, drove against their wavering foes, piercing the press with the thrust of bitter spears.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien




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