pall
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Toxic air has covered the San Gabriel Valley and beyond at times, as the fire continues to burn and the wind shifts the pall in different directions.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026
The merger with Paramount, which the companies aim to close by the end of September, has cast a pall over Warner Bros., making its box-office success this year bittersweet.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026
“Rising energy prices are already casting a pall over economic growth prospects and the ability of central banks to keep inflation in check,” Bloomberg News reports.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026
The remarks fanned geopolitical concerns and cast a pall over a tentative rebound in markets following an AI-fuelled sell-off earlier in the month.
From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026
On November 17 a pall fell over the campus when, just at the height of the festivities, tragedy struck.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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