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 strike was one of several obstacles facing new CEO Kelly Ortberg, who took over the beleaguered aerospace giant in August.
—Jesse Pound,samantha Subin, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
All that, plus Liev Schreiber as a pill-popping philanderer named Tag, Dakota Fanning in pregnancy prosthetics, and Donna Lynne Champlin as the beleaguered detective trying to solve the murder.
—Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 2 Nov. 2024
Both sides are hoping to end the seven-week strike that has severely hampered the production of key Boeing airplanes and is among a slew of issues affecting the beleaguered plane maker.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
The beleaguered aerocraft maker faces a dire outlook, losing $6 billion with $2 billion in negative cash flow projected to persist through 2025.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 24 Oct. 2024
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Jesse Pound,samantha Subin, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
All that, plus Liev Schreiber as a pill-popping philanderer named Tag, Dakota Fanning in pregnancy prosthetics, and Donna Lynne Champlin as the beleaguered detective trying to solve the murder.
—Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 2 Nov. 2024
Both sides are hoping to end the seven-week strike that has severely hampered the production of key Boeing airplanes and is among a slew of issues affecting the beleaguered plane maker.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
The beleaguered aerocraft maker faces a dire outlook, losing $6 billion with $2 billion in negative cash flow projected to persist through 2025.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Beleaguered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beleaguered. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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