under siege
idiom
1
: surrounded with soldiers or police officers in a siege
The city was under siege and food was getting scarce.
2
: very seriously attacked or criticized by many people
The newspaper has been under siege lately by its readers for printing a false story.
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The Ukrainian combat medic disappeared aged 33 in Mariupol, the eastern Ukrainian city that was then under siege in one of the bloodiest chapters in the Russian war against Ukraine.
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Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN, 16 Mar. 2025
Yet this is a sector already under siege, as suggested by the Trump administration’s dismantling of USAID and Israel’s banning of UNWRA (the UN agency that has provided assistance to Palestinian refugees for 75 years) from operating in the West Bank and Gaza.
—Lisa Anderson, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2025
The agency world is under siege, but AI isn't the biggest disruptor.
—Curtis Priest, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Nikola Jokic, the three-time MVP under siege by SGA this season, totaled 24 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 9 Mar. 2025
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Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN, 16 Mar. 2025
Yet this is a sector already under siege, as suggested by the Trump administration’s dismantling of USAID and Israel’s banning of UNWRA (the UN agency that has provided assistance to Palestinian refugees for 75 years) from operating in the West Bank and Gaza.
—Lisa Anderson, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2025
The agency world is under siege, but AI isn't the biggest disruptor.
—Curtis Priest, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Nikola Jokic, the three-time MVP under siege by SGA this season, totaled 24 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 9 Mar. 2025
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“Under siege.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20siege. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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