beleaguered
adjective
be·lea·guered
bi-ˈlē-gərd 
bē-
: suffering or being subjected to constant or repeated trouble or harassment
an economically beleaguered city
With its life-support system cut off, the beleaguered college has embarked on a tortuous campaign to keep going.—
Lucinda Harper
Lucinda Harper… as he evolved from conformist to opportunist to reformer to revolutionary to beleaguered leader.—Philip Taubman
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The beleaguered Sacramento/Las Vegas-to-be Athletics at least have Tyler Soderstrom and Jacob Wilson and Lawrence Butler and Brent Rooker, and then Nick Kurtz and Max Muncy on the way for the faithful to root for and put their hopes and dreams into.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
The three-run lead was more than enough for Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet, who saved the team’s beleaguered bullpen by going seven innings while allowing one run with nine strikeouts.
—Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 11 May 2025
Steiner, who is expected to leave FedEx's board before joining USPS, is now preparing to take the helm of a beleaguered government agency that millions around the U.S. rely on for sending and receiving medication, payments, ballots and other mail.
—Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 9 May 2025
But now the 55-year-old beleaguered mogul — worth as much as $1 billion just three years ago — spends his days moving with little fanfare through the maze of hallways and rooms that make up the federal justice system, his once-black hair and beard faded to gray.
—Danielle Bacher, People.com, 2 May 2025
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Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
The three-run lead was more than enough for Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet, who saved the team’s beleaguered bullpen by going seven innings while allowing one run with nine strikeouts.
—Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 11 May 2025
Steiner, who is expected to leave FedEx's board before joining USPS, is now preparing to take the helm of a beleaguered government agency that millions around the U.S. rely on for sending and receiving medication, payments, ballots and other mail.
—Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 9 May 2025
But now the 55-year-old beleaguered mogul — worth as much as $1 billion just three years ago — spends his days moving with little fanfare through the maze of hallways and rooms that make up the federal justice system, his once-black hair and beard faded to gray.
—Danielle Bacher, People.com, 2 May 2025
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“Beleaguered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beleaguered. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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