riddled

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But his early career has been riddled with injuries to his shoulder, hip, arm and now knee.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Its international airport — which only recently reopened — has the remains of propeller planes carelessly tossed to the side of the runway, their bodies riddled with bullet holes and their wings askew.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

An October 2024 launch party with Will Smith and Alicia Keys proved premature, as rushed work left hotels riddled with construction problems and unable to open without hundreds of millions of dollars of fixes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

But this theory is entirely false, based on hastily assembled “academic” work that’s riddled with errors and lies.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

He did not want to express the doubts and uncertainties about Dumbledore that had riddled him for months now.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling