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[klaud] / klaʊd /






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Similar to how Alphabet’s earnings played out on Wednesday, Amazon.com’s cloud commentary wasn’t enough to make up for lackluster performance in other business areas.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

Nvidia also has around $36 billion in cloud backstops and a guarantee of up to $105 billion linked to an OpenAI data center, according to US media.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

Eyewitnesses described hearing a loud noise as the rock spire near a car park collapsed, sending up a huge cloud of dust.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

Demand for AI and the cloud capacity to run it look strong.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Nim wanted to look down into the crater, but the cloud of steam was too thick to see through and too choking to breathe.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr

We can admire the blue sky before the clouds cover the sun.

From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026

The humdrum rate decision belies the storm clouds building over her final months and the bevy of challenges her successor will inherit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Engineers from Odin Energetics placed the explosive material on pedestals and remotely detonated them with an echoing bang, emitting a quick burst of flames followed by clouds of smoke.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

And come January, the clouds on the horizon could be overhead, with typical energy bills predicted to rise by 16%, interest rates potentially up and an enduring fear that the AI bubble could burst.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

There’s a pastel pink building surrounded by fluffy clouds and palm trees.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

The SK Hynix results further helped calm investor nerves over the sustainability of spending on memory chips, an issue that has clouded over the broader artificial-intelligence ecosystem in recent weeks.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

The uncertainty around regulation has also clouded the technology's outlook.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

Even for those nationalised years earlier, the picture is clouded by the impact of the pandemic, when passenger numbers fell off a cliff.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

India’s economy maintained a solid pace of growth in the April-June quarter, showing resilience even as the Middle East conflict clouded the outlook.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

The mare splashed through the stream, peppering her riders with droplets of cool water, then headed for the cemetery, which was clouded over with a strange silvery mist.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby

However, the consumer environment remains subdued, clouding longer-term growth prospects for Heineken, he noted.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Exports have helped offset weak spending at home, but global trade tensions and uncertainty over AI investments are clouding its outlook.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

But inside the brain trusts of Silicon Valley, billions of investor dollars and years of tortured rationalist arguments are clouding a similar argument about artificial intelligence.

From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026

Or am I just so taken with this show, a series I myself came to late, that my enthusiasm is clouding my judgment?

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026

“He’s depressed and it’s clouding his judgment,” she said.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García


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