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  • verb US Present participle of bedevil.

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Examples

  • Political brinkmanship in Washington is also adding to the list of woes bedeviling the hard-luck dollar.

    Euro Eases as Yen Rises Andrew J. Johnson 2011

  • Since the earthquake struck late in the quarter, the supply-chain issues bedeviling Toyota and other Japanese auto makers will continue to impact earnings.

    Too Big in Japan, Toyota Struggles Chester Dawson 2011

  • Three-time champion Serena Williams took to the Arthur Ashe Stadium court to begin warming up for her quarter against Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova before the bedeviling mist blew back in and led officials to abandon play.

    Wednesday another washout at U.S. Open Reuters 2011

  • "It's an extremely difficult process," said one cabinet minister, who described a range of issues bedeviling the plan.

    Job Cuts Divide Athens Government as Discussions on Aid Start Again Alkman Granitsas 2011

  • Three-time champion Serena Williams took to the Arthur Ashe Stadium court to begin warming up for her quarter against Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova before the bedeviling mist blew back in and led officials to abandon play.

    Wednesday another washout at U.S. Open Reuters 2011

  • The hope among investors is that the day's events bring the financial markets another step closer to resolving the major risks that have been bedeviling investors.

    Progress on Debt Rubs Off on Stocks Tom Lauricella 2011

  • The Obama view is that the seeds of the deficit problem now bedeviling the nation were sown long before his domestic agenda was ever in place.

    Deficit Fix Is Elusive Amid Clashing Narratives Gerald F. Seib 2011

  • Also, by happy coincidence, we were just in time to help install the new generator, which we hope will solve the power problems that have been bedeviling the last few crews.

    MDRS-88 sol 1: Arrival 2010

  • Many of the issues bedeviling the euro zone—including the long-term economic imbalances between euro nations that have led to the buildup of unsustainable public and private debts—are too deep-rooted to be solved by this week's summit.

    Italy Plan Opens Pivotal Week for Euro Stacy Meichtry 2011

  • Richard Doyle also goes by mobius, an indicator of just how important interconnections are to him -- and how transformative, bedeviling and hypnotic his ideas can be.

    Jason Silva: Darwin's Pharmacy: Sex, Plants and the Evolution of the Noosphere Jason Silva 2011

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