riddled

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This is an autonomously governed region "riddled with active smuggling networks", according to a 2024 report by the international affairs think tank, Chatham House.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

At Microsoft, she revitalized Western European operations by changing the office environment, which had been riddled with internal rivalries and a lack of collaboration, work that was chronicled in a Harvard Business Review case study.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

When the January 2025 firestorms swept through Altadena and Pacific Palisades they not only burned down homes but left thousands still standing riddled with smoke damage.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

Though there are many constitutional issues that courts can grant relief on—and both Wood and Burton’s cases are riddled with them—clemency is the only possible mechanism to correct the particular injustice of disproportionate death sentences.

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026

Its massive transparent dome was riddled with cracks and looked as though it might collapse at any moment.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline