beset
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The Czech - whose flashes of brilliance in his young career have been beset by injury - was struggling to move and needed eight match points to close out victory.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
Construction work in the far east Asian nation is frequently beset by poor planning and project management, as well as design errors, research suggests.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
In the video, Pratt stood outside Raman’s Silver Lake home and the city-owned Getty House in Hancock Park, where Bass lives, contending both are far removed from the urban ills that beset other Angelenos.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
As a student in 1983, though, he starts exhibiting sudden involuntary movements and is beset by irresistible urges to shout horrible comments.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
I had intended to, but I was beset by so many impulses that I could not act.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
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