cast a (dark) cloud
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: to cause people to stop trusting something
The scandal cast a cloud over his presidency.
Several problems have cast a cloud on the program's future.
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The tragedy cast a cloud over Botswana, a heavily Christian nation of about 2.5 million that was preparing to celebrate the Easter weekend.
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Yvonne Mooka, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2024
The attack left a colossal crater and cast a cloud of deep sorrow over the village.
—Diego Ibarra Sánchez, NPR, 29 Feb. 2024
But amid that delay, negative stories about DeSantis had already started to cast a cloud over his previously sunny campaign outlook.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 22 Jan. 2024
The widespread embrace of hybrid work has cast a cloud over the future of offices, which emptied again in recent weeks as the omircon variant swept New York.
—Dallas News, 5 Feb. 2022
Last season’s loss to Tulane in the Cotton Bowl cast a dark cloud over the program as a 15-point, fourth-quarter collapse sent the Trojans into the offseason with two consecutive losses.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2023
The rapid rise in interest rates in recent months has shaken investors and cast a cloud over the economy.
—Joe Rennison, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2023
The conflict has cast a cloud over a gathering of top economic policymakers in Morocco for the annual meetings of the I.M.F. and the World Bank.
Officials who planned to grapple with the lingering economic effects of the pandemic and Russia’s war in Ukraine now face a new crisis.
—Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2023
While these Olympics featured several iconic moments of joy and disappointment, they will most likely be remembered for the ever-present threat of COVID-19 disruptions and a figure skating controversy that cast a dark cloud over the Games' most popular events.
—Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2022
Yvonne Mooka, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2024
The attack left a colossal crater and cast a cloud of deep sorrow over the village.
—Diego Ibarra Sánchez, NPR, 29 Feb. 2024
But amid that delay, negative stories about DeSantis had already started to cast a cloud over his previously sunny campaign outlook.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 22 Jan. 2024
The widespread embrace of hybrid work has cast a cloud over the future of offices, which emptied again in recent weeks as the omircon variant swept New York.
—Dallas News, 5 Feb. 2022
Last season’s loss to Tulane in the Cotton Bowl cast a dark cloud over the program as a 15-point, fourth-quarter collapse sent the Trojans into the offseason with two consecutive losses.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2023
The rapid rise in interest rates in recent months has shaken investors and cast a cloud over the economy.
—Joe Rennison, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2023
The conflict has cast a cloud over a gathering of top economic policymakers in Morocco for the annual meetings of the I.M.F. and the World Bank.
Officials who planned to grapple with the lingering economic effects of the pandemic and Russia’s war in Ukraine now face a new crisis.
—Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2023
While these Olympics featured several iconic moments of joy and disappointment, they will most likely be remembered for the ever-present threat of COVID-19 disruptions and a figure skating controversy that cast a dark cloud over the Games' most popular events.
—Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2022
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