beset; besetting
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: to set or stud with or as if with ornaments
a crown beset with rubies
… leaves, whose edges were beset with thorns …—
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A lack of money is the greatest problem besetting the city today.
he's been beset by a lack of self-confidence virtually his entire life
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Analysis by the think tank outlines how despite Putin's record spending, Russia's military industrial complex (MIC) is still beset by labor and component shortages, a collapse in arms exports and difficulties in modernizing.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Los Blancos are also desperate for solutions at centre-back, given the injury woes that have beset Éder Militão and David Alaba these past 12 months.
—Sam Tighe, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
After surviving the shipwreck, Pi’s joy, humor and despair turn on a dime as his lifeboat is beset by surviving animals — a hyena, a zebra, an orangutan named Orange Juice, and our Royal Bengal tiger.
—John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2025
But, when a second death beset Lilian’s life, Dr. Fenton’s reaction took her by surprise.
—Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Los Blancos are also desperate for solutions at centre-back, given the injury woes that have beset Éder Militão and David Alaba these past 12 months.
—Sam Tighe, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
After surviving the shipwreck, Pi’s joy, humor and despair turn on a dime as his lifeboat is beset by surviving animals — a hyena, a zebra, an orangutan named Orange Juice, and our Royal Bengal tiger.
—John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2025
But, when a second death beset Lilian’s life, Dr. Fenton’s reaction took her by surprise.
—Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
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“Beset.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beset. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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