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beleaguered

[bih-lee-gerd] / bɪˈli gərd /


ADJECTIVE
surrounded
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


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Tyson Foods plans to close a large cattle-processing plant and sell another, the meatpacking giant’s latest pullback from the beleaguered beef business, the Journal’s Patrick Thomas writes.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Tyson Foods is planning on shuttering a major beef processing plant and selling another, the latest moves by the meatpacking giant to pull back from the beleaguered beef business.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

This heaps yet more pressure on the beleaguered Fifa president Gianni Infantino, and is further evidence that the revolt against him over the FFE saga is being driven by Uefa.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

The results pile pressure on the beleaguered group, which has been suffering from slimmer margins from the sales of electric cars, US tariffs and above all intense Chinese competition.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

Together, we fled across the bay towards the lights of the beleaguered city.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson




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