as in to besiege
to surround (as a fortified place) with armed forces for the purpose of capturing or preventing commerce and communication
beleaguered the castle for months
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More than one of four state legislators also own multiple units or properties, putting them further out of step with constituents beleaguered by the cost and scarcity of homes.
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Matt Stout, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Apr. 2023
On it, bursts of energy are beleaguered by sleep, and lullabylike passages are interspersed with wails of joy.
—Emma Madden, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2023
After Donald Trump made headlines once again last week, people online were shocked that beleaguered former President was still making waves three years after losing the 2020 election.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 6 Apr. 2023
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit this week to a battered, beleaguered Vladimir Putin only highlighted its new role, as the Chinese leader publicly legitimized a Russian president who was indicted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes only last week.
—Alex Stamos, CNN, 23 Mar. 2023
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Matt Stout, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Apr. 2023
On it, bursts of energy are beleaguered by sleep, and lullabylike passages are interspersed with wails of joy.
—Emma Madden, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2023
After Donald Trump made headlines once again last week, people online were shocked that beleaguered former President was still making waves three years after losing the 2020 election.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 6 Apr. 2023
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit this week to a battered, beleaguered Vladimir Putin only highlighted its new role, as the Chinese leader publicly legitimized a Russian president who was indicted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes only last week.
—Alex Stamos, CNN, 23 Mar. 2023
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