as in to afflict
to cause persistent suffering to
a lingering cold bedeviled me for over a month
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Recent Examples of bedevil
The hardware problem has bedeviled generations of smart glasses, and there still isn’t a neat fix.
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Caroline Mimbs Nyce, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2024
Animals of all kinds, from beetles to birds, are bedeviled by evolutionary traps.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 30 Sep. 2024
That’s a question that’s been bedeviling Ukraine since the Russian invasion of February 2022.
—David Cox, NPR, 19 Sep. 2024
Rancour within the coalition, and their ongoing inability to tackle head on the issues bedevilling Germany, could lead to a formal break of the coalition or potentially a vote of confidence in Scholz, and he is replaced.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
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That’s largely the grim toll of the HIV disease that afflicts 8.4% of Malawi’s female population ages 15 to 49, and 6.7% of that age group overall, according to UNAIDS figures.John Corrigan, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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But on a night like last night where they were afflicted by so many injuries and are seemingly discombobulated, being able to pull victory out of the jaws of defeat is amazing.Mikai Bruce, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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The areas of the city near Sycamore Drive, Mahogany Way, Peppertree Way, and L Street have been plagued with violence over the past three months.Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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And Sebastian Hady can be the hero in the papers: the guy who turned the lights back on in Crown Point and ended the drug war that’s plagued Gotham for decades.Andy Andersen, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
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Christians represent a large and powerful majority of the U.S. population, making any claims that Christians are being persecuted in this country laughable.Donovan McAbee, TIME, 28 Oct. 2024
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Additionally, some immigrants, even those convicted of serious crimes, can have their deportation deferred if immigration judges determine they would likely be tortured or persecuted in their home countries.Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 30 Sep. 2024
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Business advocacy groups have besieged the Legislature with calls to either undo the changes or reach a compromise on minimum wage and paid leave policies.Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 16 Nov. 2024
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The Trump campaign has been besieged in the last days of the 2024 election after his New York rally Sunday featured speakers spewing racist and sexist remarks echoing Nazi language, and the Albuquerque, N.M., visit gave the campaign a chance for a visual reset.Russell Contreras, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
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For the most part, the government remained in the hands of more centrist politicians, although these parliamentary alliances regularly fell apart as the government was beset with both domestic and international challenges.Christine Adams / Made by History, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
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Despite last year’s edition being beset by logistical challenges, organizer IFTA (Independent Film & Television Alliance) says office and exhibition space is sold out this go around.Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Bedevil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedevil. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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