under siege
idiom
1
: surrounded with soldiers or police officers in a siege
The city was under siege and food was getting scarce.
2
: very seriously attacked or criticized by many people
The newspaper has been under siege lately by its readers for printing a false story.
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In November 1994, immigrants and their families found themselves under siege as California voters overwhelmingly passed into law Proposition 187, a ballot initiative that sought to deny basic social services—such as healthcare and education—to undocumented immigrants and their families.
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Eladio B. Bobadilla / Made By History, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
The bartenders had tattoos down to their wrists and up to their necks; one woman wore glasses and a black-and-white kaffiyeh, telegraphing her support for Palestinians in Gaza under siege; a guy had a gray hoodie on beneath an Eagles jersey.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
Productivity is under siege, and that siege has real implications.
—Ed Jennings, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
The hospital has been under siege by Israel for days.
—NBC News, 13 Oct. 2024
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Eladio B. Bobadilla / Made By History, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
The bartenders had tattoos down to their wrists and up to their necks; one woman wore glasses and a black-and-white kaffiyeh, telegraphing her support for Palestinians in Gaza under siege; a guy had a gray hoodie on beneath an Eagles jersey.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
Productivity is under siege, and that siege has real implications.
—Ed Jennings, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
The hospital has been under siege by Israel for days.
—NBC News, 13 Oct. 2024
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“Under siege.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20siege. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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