beset; besetting
1
: 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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For the most part, the government remained in the hands of more centrist politicians, although these parliamentary alliances regularly fell apart as the government was beset with both domestic and international challenges.
—Christine Adams / Made By History, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
Despite last year’s edition being beset by logistical challenges, organizer IFTA (Independent Film & Television Alliance) says office and exhibition space is sold out this go around.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
Fortune previously reported that the new Alexa initiative, first announced by Panay’s predecessor, Dave Limp, last September, has been beset by both internal structural and technological hurdles.
—Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2024
His hero would have to struggle with the political battle that had beset Mann during the war.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Christine Adams / Made By History, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
Despite last year’s edition being beset by logistical challenges, organizer IFTA (Independent Film & Television Alliance) says office and exhibition space is sold out this go around.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
Fortune previously reported that the new Alexa initiative, first announced by Panay’s predecessor, Dave Limp, last September, has been beset by both internal structural and technological hurdles.
—Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2024
His hero would have to struggle with the political battle that had beset Mann during the war.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Beset.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beset. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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