dogged

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Defensive failings have dogged Borthwick's time in charge – he is the only England head coach in the men's Six Nations era whose team have conceded an average of more than 20 points per game.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

However, the stock had fallen 8.3% this year so far through to Wednesday’s close, partly dogged by fears over its software segment.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

Miriam is vivacious and energetic but dogged by an unexplained sin from her earlier life—a sin that vests itself in the sinister person of her “model.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Warner’s reversal is the latest twist in Hollywood’s biggest auction in years — and five months after Paramount Chairman David Ellison began his dogged pursuit of the larger media company.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

“But the constant lecturing on the perils of dogged bowels—not quite an equitable trade, is it?”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin