cloud over
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Also, cloud up.
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Become overcast with clouds, as in It's clouding over now, so it may rain soon , or It was too hot and sunny, but after a while the sky clouded up and we ventured outside . [Mid-1700s]
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Become opaque, misty, or dim, as in I'm sweating so much that my eyeglasses are clouded over .
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“There’s a huge black cloud over the sea for the World Cup and the travel slump that we’re seeing is all linked to this oil shortage.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026
The rulings could be a widespread cloud over digital-advertising businesses, Jefferies equities analyst Jeffrey Favuzza wrote in a Thursday note.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 26, 2026
But perhaps the biggest cloud over the visit is war in the Middle East.
From Barron's ● Mar. 14, 2026
Gates admitted that his ties to Epstein and newly disclosed emails from the Justice Department files had cast a cloud over the Gates Foundation and its reputation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 25, 2026
Even in the late dusk, it was still possible to make out the dark cloud over Dunkirk.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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