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Investors have also been piling into bond markets on fears that AI advances will decimate the job market, while hotter-than-expected producer prices have clouded hopes for Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026

The results appear to have gone a long way to address the investor worries that have clouded the year for Intuitive.

From Barron's • Oct. 22, 2025

During his time as archbishop in Peru he has not escaped the sexual abuse scandals that have clouded the Church, however his diocese fervently denied he had been involved in any attempted cover-up.

From BBC • May 8, 2025

Japan's economy is finally recovering from the scars of the COVID-19 pandemic after a delay, though risks of a global slowdown and rising food prices have clouded the outlook for exports and consumption.

From Reuters • Mar. 31, 2023

That and the ascetic habits of his life have clouded or destroyed a great intellect and a good heart.

From Willy Reilly The Works of William Carleton, Volume One by Carleton, William