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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Her speech will be watched closely by Democratic party insiders who are also soul-searching the future direction of their beleaguered party.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
Leftist paranoia being the current rage, Good Night, and Good Luck appeals to the sense of beleaguered bad luck felt by out-of-power leftists.
—Armond White, National Review, 30 Apr. 2025
Super Micro Computer — The beleaguered server maker saw its shares plunge 16% in after-hours trading.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 29 Apr. 2025
The Davis Center completes the Conservancy’s multi-decade efforts to turn the northern section of Central Park, once the park’s most beleaguered and neglected area, into one of the most alluring.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 28 Apr. 2025
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Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
Leftist paranoia being the current rage, Good Night, and Good Luck appeals to the sense of beleaguered bad luck felt by out-of-power leftists.
—Armond White, National Review, 30 Apr. 2025
Super Micro Computer — The beleaguered server maker saw its shares plunge 16% in after-hours trading.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 29 Apr. 2025
The Davis Center completes the Conservancy’s multi-decade efforts to turn the northern section of Central Park, once the park’s most beleaguered and neglected area, into one of the most alluring.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Beleaguered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beleaguered. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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