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beleaguered

[bih-lee-gerd] / bɪˈli gərd /


ADJECTIVE
surrounded
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


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Integrated oil giant BP has lagged its closest rivals over the last three to five years, but now one leading Wall Street firm says it’s time to buy the beleaguered company.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

The beleaguered visitors opted to kick the first of their two field goals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

He shook hands with a now beleaguered Martin O'Neill and pretty much got out of there.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

Assigned to the Comintern’s Far Eastern Bureau, the pair had come to Shanghai to bolster the beleaguered Chinese Communist Party.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

The beleaguered Queen Alysanne was trapped between two Lannister warships, the three made fast by hooks and lines.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin




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