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besetment

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Beyond advertisers’ broader aversion to news content, BuzzFeed News has been beset by a perception problem among advertisers.

From Digiday

Gómez’s former staffer, Kelvin Barrios, who’s running to replace her in the District 9 seat, has been beset with his own financial disclosure issues, and recently announced he was suspending his campaign.

Mayor Kevin Faulconer’s plan to turn an indoor skydiving center into a one-stop shop for homeless services has been beset by controversies and criticism from the outset, since the city rushed to purchase the supremely weird building.

While Reade’s account has been beset by inconsistencies and credibility issues, it’s also one of several allegations by women who have accused the former vice president of no less than inappropriate physical contact.

From Fortune

Executives familiar with iAd recalled it was beset with issues.

From Digiday

Jane listened attentively, and promised to remember the warning, and guard against what she knew to be her greatest besetment.

From that time she steadily fought against her deadly sin, until its besetment lost all power over her.

He made every effort to shake off this new besetment, this fresh assault upon the tranquility he had attained.

For since he had come out of prison he was every day more subject to this besetment of recalling the past.

After a besetment of twenty-four days, Iberville succeeded in extricating his vessel from the ice and passed into the bay.

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On this page you'll find 15 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to besetment, such as: aggravation, bother, difficulty, harassment, irritant, and irritation.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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