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plagued

  • past participle
    of plague.
    plague
    noun
    an epidemic disease that causes high mortality; pestilence.
  • past tense form
    of plague.
    plague
    noun
    an epidemic disease that causes high mortality; pestilence.

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In recent years the prison has been plagued by issues of overcrowding.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

“I wasn’t going to have it,” he told the BBC earlier this year, saying it was a vital means of communication for a rural community plagued by poor cell service.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

The rule was plagued by delays and litigation from the for-profit college industry.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

"This is no time to return anyone forcibly to a country plagued by egregious human rights violations and abuses," UN rights chief Volker Turk said Tuesday.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

I ask, finally able to voice the question that has plagued me for a week and a half.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir