plagued
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Such an impressive classical pedigree belies the “gremlins of self-doubt” that have plagued Hopkins for much of his life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
The festival brought eight days of music, thousands of people and tens of millions of pounds of investment to a city once plagued by fear and violence.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Chinese-provided solar panels have popped up across the country, offering an unlikely bright spot for a power grid plagued by fuel shortages, crumbling infrastructure and near-daily blackouts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
South Africa is plagued by violence, but extensive research has found that white South African farmers are not victims of crime at higher rates than other groups.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
All the tentativeness, doubt, and inauthenticity that plagued him slithered away without a trace, a sound.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
