besieged
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However, fierce fighting is continuing there, as well as around the besieged government-controlled city of Taiz, and to the north in Marib and al-Jawf provinces.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
The city has already been besieged by an unusually active, El Niño-fueled hurricane season, taking damage from Hurricane Marie over Labor Day weekend and Hurricane Polo last month.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
Others floated conspiracy theories accusing the mysterious “they” of trying to “control” Clavicular, or claiming he is besieged with “women trying to ruin his life with rumors.”
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026
By Thursday morning, residents of Qusra said Israeli soldiers had told them to leave their homes and occupied several of them, including two of those that were besieged.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
For die past few days, I had been pleasantly besieged by arriving dignitaries and world leaders who were coming to pay their respects before the inauguration.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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