beset
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His successor inherits an economy beset by challenges, including fragile growth, flaring inflation and a volatile rupiah.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
The moves come as Americans are beset by concerns about the housing market, including rising mortgage rates and a lack of affordability.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
The results included $280 million in losses on the VC-25B program for the presidential plane, Air Force One, which has been beset by delays and cost overruns.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
The monument had long been beset by structural failures and leaks, and Trump has championed the project as part of his bid to beautify the capital city.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
To get away from the bitter regret that beset me I started to walk forward over the snow towards the ship.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
A similar problem besets Georgia's On Replay – a generic club track with a tra-la-la chorus.
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
Researchers have now gained new insights into how that water pollution is creating air pollution that besets nearby communities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2025
The accounts of ramming must also be seen through the panic that naturally besets humans when they encounter such enormous animals.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 28, 2023
First, it emphasizes that even the MCU isn't free from the class conflict that besets the real world.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2019
He, with others, walked quietly on towards the landing-place, actuated by the curiosity as to new arrivals which generally besets occasional residents at the seaside.
From Englefield Grange or Mary Armstrong's Troubles by H. B. Paull
Both mother and daughter reflect on the troubles besetting their own family, as the mother tries to write a novel.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
Unfortunately, sloppy handling of details is one of two chief weaknesses besetting “The Epic History of Macaroni and Cheese.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026
The findings suggest kids have been caught in the crossfire of simultaneous immigration and housing crises besetting the city.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2023
He also followed up on prior deals to provide arms and training to regional powers while adroitly sidestepping the deadly frictions currently besetting the Middle East.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 26, 2023
My terror, as I lay there, of falling ill, and being unfitted for to-morrow, was so besetting, that I wonder it did not disable me of itself.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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