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bedevils

  • present tense form of bedevil (3rd person singular).

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That makes romance vulnerable to the same problem that bedevils almost every economic transaction: imperfect information.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 13, 2026

It is a problem that Sullivan admits bedevils him to this day, although he also notes that CPAPs have evolved over the years to become much more comfortable than during his 1980 experiment.

From Salon Oct. 23, 2023

As for the play, much still bedevils it.

From New York Times May 24, 2023

To tackle such “lawful but awful” content that frequently bedevils content moderators, the EU will require extra scrutiny for the biggest online platforms - those with 45 million monthly users.

From Washington Times Dec. 15, 2022

I don’t claim that Powell had it all figured out: American history bedevils the most earnest attempts to make sense of it.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore