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

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

But Broadcom, which reports results later today, is also beset with competitive and technical challenges.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 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

Infantino will hope that this begins to draw a line under the latest, and perhaps biggest, controversy that has beset his 10-year tenure.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

He has taken Orcs into his service, and Wolf-riders, and evil Men, and he has closed the Gap against us, so that we are likely to be beset both east and west.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

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

Mr Vance credits that stability with his success in lifting himself out of the poverty that besets the Appalachians.

From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2021

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

But no sooner has Garcilasso rebuked the Spaniards and their method, than he hastens to illustrate by his own example another difficulty that besets us in our search for evidence of myths.

From Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Andrew Lang

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

“We need to eradicate the sticky deflationary mindset besetting households and companies,” the report said, adding the government must work closely with the BOJ to achieve sustained wage growth.

From Reuters ● Aug. 29, 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