pall

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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

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

His rejection cast a pall of uncertainty on vaccine and drug development.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

But a dark pall seemed to hang over this space.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

Through the open doors, he cannot see Saint-Malo, but he hears the airplanes, hundreds of them, and a great pall of smoke hangs over the horizon day and night.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr