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besieged

[bih-seejd] / bɪˈsidʒd /


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He describes how leaving felt like a movie where someone boards the last helicopter flight out of a besieged city.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

This is a film packed with conversation yet light on longueurs, for the director and his cast invest the dense historical speech with an alertness befitting a besieged community.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

They made it to a nearby clinic, San Antonio de Catia La Mar, where the besieged staff was implementing emergency triage, prioritizing those with life-threatening conditions.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2026

Both are great island nations that find themselves besieged by cranky bond markets, at risk of losing their fiscal credibility.

From The Wall Street Journal May 21, 2026

Walking in the streets, he’d be besieged by autograph seekers.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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