besieged

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Florence, wracked by dissent and besieged by the Holy Roman Empire, remained in ferment until the Medicis consolidated power in 1530 into what became the Duchy of Florence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

"They're still besieged -- completely encircled. They aren't allowed to bring in any humanitarian aid, including the aid we're trying to deliver," Sheikh Mowafaq Tarif told AFP in an interview this week.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

Steven Skybell, magnificent in the role of the besieged patriarch, led a superb cast that brought a new understanding to an old chestnut through the force of Yiddish language and culture.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025

"We were besieged inside our house and couldn't leave," she recalls, describing how power, water and internet connections were all severed.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025

For the rest of the day, Harry was besieged with requests from the other sixth years to describe the sensation of Apparition.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling