bedeviled

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No one is predicting the same type that bedeviled the economy during the 1970s, but the signs of a problem are there all the same.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

Employment reforms have bedeviled successive Indian governments since the country first opened its economy to the world in 1991, after nearly half a century of autarky.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

It is a piece of information that has bedeviled me since I read it 10 years ago, as I could never quite figure out where and how it fit into the timing of events.

From Slate • Dec. 1, 2025

Since taking office, he’s faced many of the problems that bedeviled prior sheriffs: poor jail conditions, sprawling consent decrees, allegations about deputy gangs and persistent staffing woes.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2025

To them, any bird of prey must be harassed, but goshawks must be unmercifully bedeviled.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George