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He also becomes something of an unreliable narrator, since we see much of the story through his eyes: During a dream, he’s beset by insects, one of which bites him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

In McDonnell, his supporters say, the mayor has an honest and principled leader who has managed to steady a department beset by low morale, dwindling staffing levels and aging facilities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

But mindfulness can become tougher as you age, when you’re beset by physical and mental distractions.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

The containers, which will be housing around 2,000 of the guests and are designed to be reused as disaster evacuation facilities, have been beset by complaints.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

Deacon Hurd, beset, with financial woe, was no longer preaching.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt

Researchers have now gained new insights into how that water pollution is creating air pollution that besets nearby communities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2025

The accounts of ramming must also be seen through the panic that naturally besets humans when they encounter such enormous animals.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 28, 2023

Mr Vance credits that stability with his success in lifting himself out of the poverty that besets the Appalachians.

From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2021

First, it emphasizes that even the MCU isn't free from the class conflict that besets the real world.

From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2019

It must be borne well in mind how different the problem then was from that which now besets the monetary world.

From The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 by William Arthur Shaw

Crumbling masonry, ageing electrics, frequent leaks and high asbestos levels are some of the problems besetting the Palace of Westminster, parts of which are over 900 years old.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

The report also addresses another fear besetting the market of late: funding concerns surrounding “neoclouds.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

Unfortunately, sloppy handling of details is one of two chief weaknesses besetting “The Epic History of Macaroni and Cheese.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026

The findings suggest kids have been caught in the crossfire of simultaneous immigration and housing crises besetting the city.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2023

My terror, as I lay there, of falling ill, and being unfitted for to-morrow, was so besetting, that I wonder it did not disable me of itself.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens