spell trouble

idiom

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

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But the numbers may spell trouble for the Republican Party in the midterms this year, and even in the long term, perhaps dispelling the notion that a greater cultural shift had taken place in 2024. Rebecca Schneid, Time, 17 Feb. 2026 But that wave of HBM business spells trouble for memory consumers. Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 16 Feb. 2026 But that wave of HBM business spells trouble for memory consumers. Debby Wu, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2026 For most of this season, that combination has spelled trouble for Brooklyn, but Monday felt different. C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2026 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 22 Feb. 2026.

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