under a cloud
Example Sentences
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Tricolor Holdings filed for bankruptcy in September, coming under a cloud of suspicion about its business practices and sparking fears of a domino effect on banks.
From MarketWatch
Yet it has taken time for Garnacho to play this well for Chelsea, having left under a cloud at Old Trafford.
From BBC
Two China hands are under a cloud, perhaps permanently and perhaps undeservedly.
"The deal might work on paper - but in practice, it will always sit under a cloud," Ms Jaidka said.
From BBC
And this time they have dropped into the Championship under a cloud of uncertainty, the threat of a points penalty hanging over the club for allegedly breaching spending rules when they were promoted from the division as title winners just over a year ago.
From BBC
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