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In a suburb beset by racial inequities, lawmakers aren’t sure.

IN MARYLAND’S LARGEST SUBURB, AN AMBITIOUS POLICE OVERHAUL FACES ROADBLOCKSREBECCA TAN, DAN MORSEFEBRUARY 4, 2021WASHINGTON POST

Yet because this outfit has been so beset by so many off-the-field issues for so long, the progress off the field right now is as important.

WASHINGTON’S FRONT OFFICE LOOKS NOTHING LIKE IT EVER HAS BEFORE. THAT’S A REASON FOR HOPE.BARRY SVRLUGAFEBRUARY 4, 2021WASHINGTON POST

Cohen’s takeover of the Mets from the Wilpon family was cast as a new era for a franchise often beset by dysfunction and internal intrigue.

METS FIRE GM JARED PORTER AFTER ESPN DETAILS LEWD, HARASSING TEXTS TO FEMALE REPORTERDAVE SHEININ, CINDY BORENJANUARY 19, 2021WASHINGTON POST

Procedural fixes helped prevent the problems that had beset the 1800 election.

THE ELECTION THAT FORESHADOWED 2020JAMES MORONEJANUARY 11, 2021WASHINGTON POST

There were reports that Project Titan had been beset by internal strife and management disagreements over exactly what kind of car to make and how far toward autonomous driving the company should push.

IS APPLE TEAMING UP WITH HYUNDAI ON A SELF-DRIVING, ELECTRIC CAR? DON’T BET ON ITJEREMY KAHNJANUARY 8, 2021FORTUNE

The immersive universe of Cyberpunk 2077 was beset with problems from day one.

THE BIGGEST TECHNOLOGY FAILURES OF 2020DAVID ROTMANDECEMBER 31, 2020MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW

They are taking a portion of their share of shots off the top and rushing it to places beset by poverty, poor housing and other factors most linked to the pandemic’s disproportionate toll on people of color.

COVID-19 IS DEVASTATING COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. CAN VACCINES COUNTER RACIAL INEQUITY?ISAAC STANLEY-BECKER, LENA H. SUNDECEMBER 18, 2020WASHINGTON POST

Their country was beset by political and social unrest, but the success of their soccer team unleashed an outpouring of emotion and a badly needed feeling of joy and national unity.

PAOLO ROSSI, ITALIAN WORLD CUP SOCCER HERO, DIES AT 64PHIL DAVISONDECEMBER 10, 2020WASHINGTON POST

Today, Google’s purchase looks like another unbelievable bargain, but in 2006, YouTube was beset by legal problems and had an unclear future.

HOW THE SLACK/SALESFORCE DEAL STACKS UP TO HISTORY’S OTHER BIG TECH ACQUISITIONSJEFFDECEMBER 3, 2020FORTUNE

He was beset by his sensitive dislike to mix in other people's affairs, but almost angrily he overcame it.

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