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But it had been beset by corruption allegations and was on the brink of insolvency.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

His administration was also beset by a series of public health challenges, including a bird flu outbreak from 1997 to 2002 and the 2003 outbreak of Sars, also known as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

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

The business-software company, which has been beset with AI disruption fears, jumped 18% after Reuters reported that private equity firm Silver Lake is in talks to acquire it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

My course, which for a while had looked so clear and hopeful, seemed likely to become as tortuous and beset with secrets as it had been in Ehrenrang.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

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

From BBC ● May 8, 2026

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

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

Plenty of cloud, literal and metaphorical, besets the way of those whose lives are cast yonder.”

From Dorrien of Cranston by Bertram Mitford

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