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Both moves come as American consumers are beset by concerns about the housing market, including rising mortgage rates and affordability.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026

Emigration isn’t cheap, Ms. Kaushal reminds us: “Populations beset with high levels of poverty and starvation simply do not have the means to emigrate.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

The results included $280 million in losses on the VC-25B program for the presidential plane, Air Force One, which has been beset by delays and cost overruns.

From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026

In recent years it has been beset with problems, with an inspection concluding last year that 44% of prisoners felt unsafe, external.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

When night fell, we were once more beset by woods on either hand, and no settlement in sight before or behind.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood

A similar problem besets Georgia's On Replay – a generic club track with a tra-la-la chorus.

From BBC ● May 8, 2026

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

The logistical confusion that sometimes besets the narrative, splintering outward even as it barrels toward its grim conclusion, is matched by creeping undercurrents of doubt and anxiety at every turn.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2021

While armed conflict besets much of the country, Beileh’s ministry and al-Shabab now compete over the most basic function of governance: to collect revenue and provide services.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 30, 2019

We see a man, a genius perhaps—a man having qualities that all must admire; but he has one great vice—one sin which easily besets him.

From Principles of Decorative Design Fourth Edition by Christopher Dresser

Both mother and daughter reflect on the troubles besetting their own family, as the mother tries to write a novel.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 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

He also followed up on prior deals to provide arms and training to regional powers while adroitly sidestepping the deadly frictions currently besetting the Middle East.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 26, 2023

However, the difficulties besetting our task are so great that we cannot hope for more than tentative and incomplete answers.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson