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spell trouble

idiom

: to cause problems
This decision could spell trouble for all of us.

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But not everyone believes AI will spell trouble for job seekers and new graduates. Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025 Even if your blood pressure numbers look good, wide swings from one heartbeat to the next could spell trouble for your brain, according to new research from the University of Southern California. Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025 But that trend could spell trouble in the long run. Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025 In other words, a wounded edge unit might spell trouble for Macdonald’s defense, as was the case on Sunday. Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for spell trouble

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“Spell trouble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spell%20trouble. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.

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