- present participle of plague.
plaguing
Example Sentences
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“Business is more robust than expected, considering some of the economic headwinds still plaguing the industry,” a wholesale executive said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
The preliminary agreement is helping JetZero’s chief executive answer a question that has been plaguing him for years: Is this thing even real?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Runtime is a problem "plaguing every humanoid company" Griffin says – locomotion and moving joints are power consuming.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
He has devoted a surprising amount of time and energy into relaying the minute engineering problems plaguing this shallow pool on the National Mall.
From Slate ● Jun. 4, 2026
Bangala, for example, the poisonwood tree that was plaguing us all half to death.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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