besieging

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Meanwhile, the RSF has been besieging the capital of North Darfur, el-Fasher, which is defended by a coalition of Darfurian former rebels, known as the Joint Forces, allied with the army.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2025

It is a besieging of the commercial breaks of historic proportions.

From Slate • Nov. 3, 2024

“We need to continue besieging whoever we can and however we can, and praying for their release.”

From Seattle Times • Oct. 20, 2023

The FBI was called in, military advisers were consulted and we had the nearly three-month spectacle of the U.S. government besieging a small, apocalyptic cult movement that was armed to the teeth.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2023

A similar cavalry charge of 26 horsemen routed the best troops of Emperor Manco himself, as he was besieging the Spaniards in Cuzco.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond