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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An intervention in West Africa to support a beleaguered religious group, therefore, gives American foreign policy a brand new look.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
But Charlotte Republicans are now left wondering how supposed tight races ran away from them and what comes next for their beleaguered party.
—Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2025
All’s Fair begins with an introduction to beleaguered lawyers Allura Grant (Kardashian) and Liberty Ronson (Naomi Watts), who’ve suffered for years at a patriarchal, misogynist firm that treats them like second-class citizens.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025
And consumer cyclicals – airlines up almost 6%, regional banks relaxing higher, even the beleaguered restaurant group up on not-so-great earnings – are trying to get traction after some conspicuous underperformance.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
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Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
But Charlotte Republicans are now left wondering how supposed tight races ran away from them and what comes next for their beleaguered party.
—Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2025
All’s Fair begins with an introduction to beleaguered lawyers Allura Grant (Kardashian) and Liberty Ronson (Naomi Watts), who’ve suffered for years at a patriarchal, misogynist firm that treats them like second-class citizens.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025
And consumer cyclicals – airlines up almost 6%, regional banks relaxing higher, even the beleaguered restaurant group up on not-so-great earnings – are trying to get traction after some conspicuous underperformance.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
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“Beleaguered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beleaguered. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.
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