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besieged

[bih-seejd] / bɪˈsidʒd /


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Celleste plans to sell cocoa butter and powder as a supplemental supply to chocolate manufacturers and food companies besieged by rising traditional-bean prices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

However, fierce fighting is continuing there, as well as around the besieged government-controlled city of Taiz, and to the north in Marib, al-Jawf, Dhale and Shabwa provinces.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 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

During the four-week trial, female fans besieged Flynn.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

Heat besieged the tiny room, firing the air and inside her skin.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead


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