bedeviled
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A question has bedeviled a wealthy Lake Tahoe enclave for years: Who is poisoning the towering trees that stand sentry on the lake’s North Shore?
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
It is a challenge that has long bedeviled Washington.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
That is what has bedeviled the $108 million Anderson estate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
When Paul and Gaz confront Dee, Taylor’s response is so cowardly that it’s pathetic, suggesting a spinelessness that bedeviled him long before he wound up in jail.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026
A cascade of work flowed to their firm, partly because Root managed to solve a puzzle that had bedeviled Chicago builders ever since the city’s founding.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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