under a cloud of suspicion
idiom
: believed by others to have done something wrong
The company remains under a cloud of suspicion.
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Baffert had long operated under a cloud of suspicion inside and outside of racing, thanks in part to his larger-than-life public persona and his utter domination of the competition on the racetrack – not to mention a series of other petty drug infractions in big races leading up to the 2021 Derby.
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Katie Bo Lillis, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
The case saw her parents and brother cast under a cloud of suspicion until prosecutors apologized to them in a letter in 2008 and said they were not considered suspects.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 29 Jan. 2025
While her family lived under a cloud of suspicion for years, in 2008 prosecutors apologized to her parents and brother in a letter that said they were not considered suspects.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 3 Dec. 2024
Daniel Correa Took it to his grave Clearwater, Fla.: Ever since the grisly murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman in 1994, O.J. Simson remained under a cloud of suspicion.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2024
In the past week, seven horses died, one trainer and his horse were kicked off the grounds by regulators under a cloud of suspicion and four other Derby horses were declared out of the race.
—Joe Drape, New York Times, 7 May 2023
Terry continued to live under a cloud of suspicion in the community.
—Jennifer Terker, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2022
In the capital, political instability continues as Prime Minister Ariel Henry himself is now under a cloud of suspicion in the assassination of Moïse.
—Deepa Fernandes, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Sep. 2021
While her family lived under a cloud of suspicion for years, the case has never been solved.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 3 Mar. 2023
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Katie Bo Lillis, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
The case saw her parents and brother cast under a cloud of suspicion until prosecutors apologized to them in a letter in 2008 and said they were not considered suspects.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 29 Jan. 2025
While her family lived under a cloud of suspicion for years, in 2008 prosecutors apologized to her parents and brother in a letter that said they were not considered suspects.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 3 Dec. 2024
Daniel Correa Took it to his grave Clearwater, Fla.: Ever since the grisly murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman in 1994, O.J. Simson remained under a cloud of suspicion.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2024
In the past week, seven horses died, one trainer and his horse were kicked off the grounds by regulators under a cloud of suspicion and four other Derby horses were declared out of the race.
—Joe Drape, New York Times, 7 May 2023
Terry continued to live under a cloud of suspicion in the community.
—Jennifer Terker, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2022
In the capital, political instability continues as Prime Minister Ariel Henry himself is now under a cloud of suspicion in the assassination of Moïse.
—Deepa Fernandes, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Sep. 2021
While her family lived under a cloud of suspicion for years, the case has never been solved.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 3 Mar. 2023
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“Under a cloud of suspicion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20a%20cloud%20of%20suspicion. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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