cloud on the horizon
noun phrase
: a problem that could appear in the future
The only cloud on the horizon for the team is the age of its key players.
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Another cloud on the horizon is that roughly half of Musk’s current shareholding in Tesla has been pledged as collateral for various borrowings, an unhealthily high percentage.
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Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 5 Feb. 2024
Historically, sluggish retail sales, credit card delinquency and even shoplifting have been signs of a dark cloud on the horizon.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 23 Aug. 2023
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Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 5 Feb. 2024
Historically, sluggish retail sales, credit card delinquency and even shoplifting have been signs of a dark cloud on the horizon.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 23 Aug. 2023
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“Cloud on the horizon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cloud%20on%20the%20horizon. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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