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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Years of deficit spending and a new Republican majority in the House cast a cloud of budget austerity over Congress.
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Kenneth Evans, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2024
The ruling, sparked by a lawsuit led by environmental activist groups, has cast a cloud over one of the most critical pillars of America’s energy security.
—Dan Eberhart, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
The revelation that he was found on March 10 to have taken clostebol cast a cloud on what should have been his coronation as one of the game's great young stars.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 8 Sep. 2024
Although, the Butler extension discussions may cast a cloud over that idea.
—Esfandiar Baraheni, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
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Kenneth Evans, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2024
The ruling, sparked by a lawsuit led by environmental activist groups, has cast a cloud over one of the most critical pillars of America’s energy security.
—Dan Eberhart, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
The revelation that he was found on March 10 to have taken clostebol cast a cloud on what should have been his coronation as one of the game's great young stars.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 8 Sep. 2024
Although, the Butler extension discussions may cast a cloud over that idea.
—Esfandiar Baraheni, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
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