Plaguing has 2 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
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| 1. | A huge federal budget deficit has been plaguing the American economy for many years. | |
| 2. | Alcohol and other substance abuse is plaguing our society at the moment. | |
| 3. | The problems plaguing millennials are the result of economic decisions made in the late '70s and early '80s, according to sociologist David Grusky, director of the Center on Poverty and Inequality at Stanford University. | |
| 4. | Poverty, drugs, alcohol, frequent disappearances of young women and the absence of law enforcement are all issues plaguing the Pine Ridge Native American Reservation in South Dakota. |