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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
Throughout the conflict, Iran – beset by its own political and economic upheavals at home – made clear its desire to avoid a wider war.
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Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Oct. 2024
Too many families, Murthy wrote, are beset by economic factors beyond their control, including the costs of health care, child care, elder care, housing, and groceries.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2024
Waukesha County will have to wait a little longer for the possible creation of any sales tax, a new revenue source officials have said is needed to aid a budget beset by increasing costs and tax limitations.
—Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 23 Oct. 2024
The scheme has already been beset by legal challenge but the government intends to push forward with it, building on pre-existing arrangements with countries in North Africa to prevent people leaving from there.
—Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Oct. 2024
Too many families, Murthy wrote, are beset by economic factors beyond their control, including the costs of health care, child care, elder care, housing, and groceries.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2024
Waukesha County will have to wait a little longer for the possible creation of any sales tax, a new revenue source officials have said is needed to aid a budget beset by increasing costs and tax limitations.
—Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 23 Oct. 2024
The scheme has already been beset by legal challenge but the government intends to push forward with it, building on pre-existing arrangements with countries in North Africa to prevent people leaving from there.
—Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Such charitable works can go a long way toward addressing the physician shortages that plague much of the country — and improving access to health care in the process.Sally C. Pipes, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Goldberg's words come over a year after The View began an unrelenting battle with gaseous entities, following a horrific water spillage (and mysterious fart noise of unknown origin) that plagued the Hot Topics table in January 2023.EW.com, EW.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Just two years prior, the NFL team had shelled out more than $1.4 million trying to get Becker elected mayor, and another roughly $1 million attacking Mayor Lisa Gillmor.Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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An investigation from DePaul University and the Chicago Police Department is underway after two Jewish students who were visibly showing their support for Israel were attacked on the university’s Lincoln Park campus.NBC Chicago, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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That’s largely the grim toll of the HIV disease that afflicts 8.4% of Malawi’s female population ages 15 to 49, and 6.7% of that age group overall, according to UNAIDS figures.John Corrigan, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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Though Buck was still afflicted at the end of the hour, Minear confirms that Buck did break the curse.Andy Swift, TVLine, 24 Oct. 2024
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He was arrested in Savannah and is charged with felony counts of assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers, and obstruction of law enforcement, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington, D.C., said in a statement.Phil Helsel, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
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According to reports, Buckshot was assaulted last Thursday (Oct. 31), in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn.Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Christians represent a large and powerful majority of the U.S. population, making any claims that Christians are being persecuted in this country laughable.Donovan McAbee, TIME, 28 Oct. 2024
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Additionally, some immigrants, even those convicted of serious crimes, can have their deportation deferred if immigration judges determine they would likely be tortured or persecuted in their home countries.Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 30 Sep. 2024
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And in what many consider the final blow to her mayoral career, Thao’s home was raided by FBI agents in July.Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Kamal Adwan Hospital was raided by Israeli forces last month over allegations, denied by Palestinian officials, that militants were sheltering there.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Advertisement The Defense Department formally pulled the pier from the Gaza shore on June 28 and declared an end in mid-July to the mission to bring aid into the territory besieged by the war between Israel and Hamas.Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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Policy Timelines Last but not least the reality is that governmental policy and legislation works on a timeline and cycle that is measured in years, something that the technology industry continues to find out via the multiple hearings and lawsuits that have besieged the sector since 2015.Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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On the other hand, the Lions have stormed through their opening games, with their physical style of play proving too much for opponents.Ben Morse, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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On January 6, 2021, thousands of Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol building in an attempt to stop the certification of Biden's victory, triggering violence in the process, which led to one person being shot dead by police and the injuries of dozens of officers.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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