beset

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“Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” star Taylor Frankie Paul was picked to boost an aging reality franchise beset by sagging ratings and declining ad revenue—a decision that blew up in ABC’s face.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

“Corporations are beset by the same harmful tendencies as investors. When they are at their peak, they reach for the sun,” wrote Victor Niederhoffer in his book “Practical Speculation.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Newey's remarks on the eve of the new Formula 1 season laid bare the crisis at Honda as the company starts its new working relationship with Aston Martin beset by performance and reliability problems.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

South Sudan, the world's youngest country, has been beset by civil war, poverty and corruption since it was formed in 2011.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 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