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But it had been beset by corruption allegations and was on the brink of insolvency.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

The moves come as Americans are beset by concerns about the housing market, including rising mortgage rates and a lack of affordability.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026

Bass’ summer has been beset by a string of negative news.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026

The monument had long been beset by structural failures and leaks, and Trump championed the project as part of his bid to beautify the capital city.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

As the day drew closer, Dede was beset by doubts, particularly when she thought about her boys.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

The accounts of ramming must also be seen through the panic that naturally besets humans when they encounter such enormous animals.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 28, 2023

Mr Vance credits that stability with his success in lifting himself out of the poverty that besets the Appalachians.

From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2021

The logistical confusion that sometimes besets the narrative, splintering outward even as it barrels toward its grim conclusion, is matched by creeping undercurrents of doubt and anxiety at every turn.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2021

First, it emphasizes that even the MCU isn't free from the class conflict that besets the real world.

From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2019

Those who are acquainted with the history of Spain will appreciate the difficulty that besets the historian in the matter of chronological accuracy, and even in a narration of many of the main events.

From The Story of Seville by C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine) Hartley

Unfortunately, sloppy handling of details is one of two chief weaknesses besetting “The Epic History of Macaroni and Cheese.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026

The findings suggest kids have been caught in the crossfire of simultaneous immigration and housing crises besetting the city.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2023

He also followed up on prior deals to provide arms and training to regional powers while adroitly sidestepping the deadly frictions currently besetting the Middle East.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 26, 2023

Many of the forces besetting Europe are compounding one another: an energy crisis, inflation, economic inequality, a slow-moving demographic imbalance, fractious politics.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2022

However, the difficulties besetting our task are so great that we cannot hope for more than tentative and incomplete answers.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson