cast a (dark) cloud
idiom
: 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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Oils, cement, stone, glass and machinery rank as India's top purchases from the U.S.
Trump continues to plunge headlong into a tariffs strategy that has cast a cloud of uncertainty over the global economy.
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Steve Kopack, NBC news, 30 July 2025
In December, then-President Biden signed the National Defense Authorization Act, which included a provision authorizing the CARE office for three years, but since President Donald Trump took office, concerns have cast a cloud over the office’s future.
—Farnoush Amiri, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
For years, an unsettling pattern has cast a cloud over Wall Street.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 1 May 2025
The verbal sparring and Namestnikov’s heroics came as a result of an injury to Mark Scheifele that cast a dark cloud on Winnipeg’s 5-3 win.
—Murat Ates, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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Steve Kopack, NBC news, 30 July 2025
In December, then-President Biden signed the National Defense Authorization Act, which included a provision authorizing the CARE office for three years, but since President Donald Trump took office, concerns have cast a cloud over the office’s future.
—Farnoush Amiri, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
For years, an unsettling pattern has cast a cloud over Wall Street.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 1 May 2025
The verbal sparring and Namestnikov’s heroics came as a result of an injury to Mark Scheifele that cast a dark cloud on Winnipeg’s 5-3 win.
—Murat Ates, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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“Cast a (dark) cloud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cast%20a%20%28dark%29%20cloud. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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