beset
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Stock markets have been beset by commentary comparing current levels, powered by searing tech stocks, to the dotcom era of the late 1990s.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
Adam Miller said Los Angeles is on a downward trajectory and is beset with problems.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
United’s merger in 2010 with Continental had been a turbulent process beset by tech snafus and labor disputes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026
It describes a camp repeatedly beset by floods — including a major one in 1932 — and a family who wouldn’t acknowledge the danger.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
As a server, though, I am beset by requests as if by bees: more iced tea here, catsup over there, a to-go box for table 14, and where are the high chairs, anyway?
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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