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besiege

 verb
     
be‧siege [transitive]
1 to surround a city or castle with military force until the people inside let you take control:
In April 655, Osman's palace was besieged by rebels.
2 [usually passive] if people, worries, thoughts etc, besiege you, you are surrounded by them:
Miller was besieged by press photographers.
3

be besieged with letters/demands/requests etc

to receive a very large number of letters, requests etc
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