under siege
idiom
1
: surrounded with soldiers or police officers in a siege
The city was under siege and food was getting scarce.
2
: very seriously attacked or criticized by many people
The newspaper has been under siege lately by its readers for printing a false story.
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When truth is under siege and independent voices face shrinking resources, the need for documentary storytelling has never been greater.
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2025
In the media, the U.S. Federal Reserve is under siege.
—Bill Dudley, Twin Cities, 16 Aug. 2025
The result is a gripping vérité portrait of citizens under siege by a tyrannical leader stripping away their freedoms.
—Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025
Webster walked into an agency under siege from the Iran-Contra affair, the secret U.S. effort to aid guerrilla fighters in Nicaragua with money raised by selling arms to Iran.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 9 Aug. 2025
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2025
In the media, the U.S. Federal Reserve is under siege.
—Bill Dudley, Twin Cities, 16 Aug. 2025
The result is a gripping vérité portrait of citizens under siege by a tyrannical leader stripping away their freedoms.
—Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025
Webster walked into an agency under siege from the Iran-Contra affair, the secret U.S. effort to aid guerrilla fighters in Nicaragua with money raised by selling arms to Iran.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 9 Aug. 2025
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“Under siege.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20siege. Accessed 1 Sep. 2025.
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