Beset
Beset verb - To take sudden, violent action against.
Usage example: the unsuspecting tourists were suddenly beset by robbers
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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The first few episodes of Night Raid 1931 are set in 1931 Shanghai, and present it as what it really was: on the one hand a flourishing cosmopolitan city and on the other hand a crime-ridden city beset with political intrigues from local government agents, criminal Triads and foreign agents.
Source: Useful Notes / Shanghai
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