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beleaguered

[bih-lee-gerd] / bɪˈli gərd /


ADJECTIVE
surrounded
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


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Investors found enough to like in the mixed report, sending the beleaguered apparel-maker’s shares 4.9% higher.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

Investors sent shares of beleaguered apparel-maker Nike up 4.9%.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

Jakarta jumped more than four percent as easing concerns over energy costs provided fresh support to the beleaguered rupiah, which strengthened to 17,700 per dollar, its best leve. since the end of May.

From Barron's Jun. 15, 2026

They say much has improved since Green Dot took over the beleaguered campus in 2008, an unprecedented move for the nation’s second-largest school system: It was the first time that L.A.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 11, 2026

Anya kept her beleaguered sigh to herself, and the two girls followed Dvorah back inside.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack




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