beset
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Construction work in the far east Asian nation is frequently beset by poor planning and project management, as well as design errors, research suggests.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
Once the French menace had lifted, Britain increasingly beset America with taxes that Washington felt it had no right to levy.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
In the video, Pratt stood outside Raman’s Silver Lake home and the city-owned Getty House in Hancock Park, where Bass lives, contending both are far removed from the urban ills that beset other Angelenos.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
Stock markets have been beset by commentary comparing current levels, powered by searing tech stocks, to the dotcom era of the late 1990s.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
‘We cannot hope to find a path through these hills. Whatever danger may beset it, the Road is our only way to the Ford.’
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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