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as in to plague
to cause persistent suffering to
he's been beset by a lack of self-confidence virtually his entire life
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as in to attack
to take sudden, violent action against
the unsuspecting tourists were suddenly beset by robbers
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Recent Examples of beset
Georgian Dream claimed victory in the October contest, which was beset by allegations of electoral fraud and voter suppression.
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David Brennan, ABC News, 2 Dec. 2024
As news and rumors of the brutal attack spread, French Louisiana was beset by fear and loathing.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Nov. 2024
But his leadership has been beset by an immediate sense of crisis, low approval ratings and more recently a mass protest by angry farmers.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 25 Nov. 2024
The Netflix livestream was beset by technical issues, with problems including the video freezing and degraded quality.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 25 Nov. 2024
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David Brennan, ABC News, 2 Dec. 2024
As news and rumors of the brutal attack spread, French Louisiana was beset by fear and loathing.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Nov. 2024
But his leadership has been beset by an immediate sense of crisis, low approval ratings and more recently a mass protest by angry farmers.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 25 Nov. 2024
The Netflix livestream was beset by technical issues, with problems including the video freezing and degraded quality.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 25 Nov. 2024
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Karlsson is starting to eliminate the bad decisions that plagued him during the season’s first month.Josh Yohe, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
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Saudi Arabia was confirmed as the host of the 2034 World Cup, a controversial move as all eyes turn to its human rights record and concerns following migrant worker abuses that plagued Qatar’s 2022 World Cup.Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Governments around the world have trained eagles to attack unmanned aircraft.Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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Without first declaring war, Japanese warships attacked a Russian squadron at Port Arthur in modern-day northern China.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
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The findings, published in the journal PLOS Biology, point to innovative strategies for combating a disease that afflicts millions annually.Tom Howarth, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
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The pastor asked the group to name some of the plagues that afflicted Egypt.Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 1 Dec. 2024
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McIntyre was arrested Tuesday and charged with assaulting a government official, Capitol Police said.Emily Brooks, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
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Capitol Police arrested a man Tuesday night and charged him with assaulting a government official after Rep. Nancy Mace reported that she had been accosted on the U.S. Capitol grounds.Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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Like Oya and Elphaba, Céline tells her story from the perspective of the persecuted.Anita Kopacz, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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Set aside the fact that Trump never persecuted his political enemies during his first term, including Hilary Clinton.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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Daniel Karmann | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Adidas’ German headquarters was raided on Tuesday in connection with a yearslong tax investigation, the company confirmed to CNBC in a statement.Gabrielle Fonrouge,Jessica Golden, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
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Also, in 2021, the place was raided by the F.B.I. Check for bugs.Dan Greene, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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In spring 2013, as the suffering and despair spread, al-Abbasi and her husband made a small but generous donation to a family from a city besieged by the government.Salma Abdelaziz, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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The hero is a guy named Kash who valiantly rises to the defense of King Donald, who’s being besieged by Hillary Queenton.Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 12 Dec. 2024
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The plate seems to reference Oct. 7, when Hamas militants stormed into Israel, killing about 1,200 people and kidnapping about 250.Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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On the chart dated March 18, 2023, One Thing stormed atop both the all-genre Billboard 200 as well as Top Country Albums with a whopping 501,000 equivalent album units earned in its first week.Jim Asker, Billboard, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Beset.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beset. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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