under a cloud
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Released months after Chavez-DeRemer resigned under a cloud of allegations, the 40-page report by the department’s internal watchdog described a “toxic, intimidating and humiliating” workplace at the federal agency tasked with protecting U.S. workers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
The meetings in Manila kicked off under a cloud on Tuesday after the latest in a series of clashes between China and host country the Philippines took place in the disputed South China Sea.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
However, if the judge resigned under a cloud of scandal, as you say, that could weigh in your favor.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
They left under a cloud — each one a scandal for at least one news cycle.
From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2026
Then they were gone, and the crowd closed in again under a cloud of diesel smoke and walked on.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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