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
Philip TaubmanExamples of beleaguered in a Sentence
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Advertisement On Friday morning, Trump is scheduled to hold a news conference at his club in the beautiful and beleaguered city, which is under a state of emergency issued by Gov. Gavin Newsom this month because of extreme land movement triggered by back-to-back rainy winters.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2024
Accountancy giant PwC was banned in China Friday for six months and slapped with a fine of $62.2 million over problems with its audit of beleaguered property company Evergrande.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune Asia, 13 Sep. 2024
The beleaguered spacecraft suffered technical problems during its rendezvous with the International Space Station.
—Ryan Erik King / Jalopnik, Quartz, 11 Sep. 2024
The show follows the outrageous exploits of fictional fashion diva Margeaux Goldrich (played by Patricia Black) and her beleaguered assistant Jules.
—Jamie Gutfreund, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
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Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2024
Accountancy giant PwC was banned in China Friday for six months and slapped with a fine of $62.2 million over problems with its audit of beleaguered property company Evergrande.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune Asia, 13 Sep. 2024
The beleaguered spacecraft suffered technical problems during its rendezvous with the International Space Station.
—Ryan Erik King / Jalopnik, Quartz, 11 Sep. 2024
The show follows the outrageous exploits of fictional fashion diva Margeaux Goldrich (played by Patricia Black) and her beleaguered assistant Jules.
—Jamie Gutfreund, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
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“Beleaguered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beleaguered. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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