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 announcement dealt a stunning blow to a program, years in the making, that was intended to raise billions of dollars for New York’s beleaguered subways and commuter rails while reducing emissions and gridlock on the city’s streets.
—Jake Offenhartz and Philip Marcelo, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 June 2024
In 2021, as the COVID-19 pandemic was upending the mobile food economy, L.A. County officials won approval for an ambitious, multimillion-dollar plan designed to aid beleaguered street vendors across the region.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
Starliner’s ultimate fate was uncertain in summer 2023, when experts estimated the beleaguered project to have already cost Boeing $1.5 billion.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 5 June 2024
Chinese fast-fashion group Shein is also set to IPO on the London Stock Exchange which could value the group at £50 billion ($63.7 billion), in another shot in the arm for the beleaguered exchange.
—Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 4 June 2024
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Jake Offenhartz and Philip Marcelo, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 June 2024
In 2021, as the COVID-19 pandemic was upending the mobile food economy, L.A. County officials won approval for an ambitious, multimillion-dollar plan designed to aid beleaguered street vendors across the region.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
Starliner’s ultimate fate was uncertain in summer 2023, when experts estimated the beleaguered project to have already cost Boeing $1.5 billion.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 5 June 2024
Chinese fast-fashion group Shein is also set to IPO on the London Stock Exchange which could value the group at £50 billion ($63.7 billion), in another shot in the arm for the beleaguered exchange.
—Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 4 June 2024
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“Beleaguered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beleaguered. Accessed 12 Jun. 2024.
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