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beleaguered

[bih-lee-gerd] / bɪˈli gərd /


ADJECTIVE
surrounded
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


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Tyson Foods plans to close a large cattle-processing plant and sell another, the meatpacking giant’s latest pullback from the beleaguered beef business, the Journal’s Patrick Thomas writes.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

This heaps yet more pressure on the beleaguered Fifa president Gianni Infantino, and is further evidence that the revolt against him over the FFE saga is being driven by Uefa.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

Japan and the United States said Monday they were ready to act again following their first joint action in 28 years to boost the yen, after the beleaguered currency hit a four-decade low.

From Barron's Aug. 3, 2026

A rare joint U.S.-Japan currency intervention has helped lift the beleaguered yen off a 40-year low.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

He ground through twenty-four-hour endurance tests and “stamina runs,” in which contestants looped up and down local roads until their beleaguered automobiles exploded or shed their wheels—the last one rolling was the winner.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand




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