cast a pall on

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cast a pall on/over something

if an unpleasant event or piece of news casts a pall on something, it spoils it News of her sudden death cast a pall on the awards ceremony.

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A Weak leasing market in El Segundo, downtown Long Beach and central, Torance cast a pall on the South Bay's third quarter commercial and industrial vacancy rates. Already-high office vacancies get worse as tenants reshuffle by Berry, Kate / Los Angeles Business Journal Ueltzen, a Sacramento CPA, expressed dismay over the way Enron's collapse and Andersen's alleged role in the debacle has cast a pall on his profession. ACCOUNTING REFORMS STILL NEED WORK SHERMAN SEEKS TOUGHER REGULATIONS ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) Contrast that with various recent events that have cast a pall on the Olympic flame: Investigators are currently examining whether officials in Salt Lake City made illegal payments and gifts to Olympic officials to win the city the right to host the 2002 Winter Games. Sometimes It's True: Winning Isn't Everything by Vilbig, Peter / New York Times Upfront More results

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A Weak leasing market in El Segundo, downtown Long Beach and central, Torance cast a pall on the South Bay's third quarter commercial and industrial vacancy rates.

Already-high office vacancies get worse as tenants reshuffle by Berry, Kate / Los Angeles Business Journal

Ueltzen, a Sacramento CPA, expressed dismay over the way Enron's collapse and Andersen's alleged role in the debacle has cast a pall on his profession.

ACCOUNTING REFORMS STILL NEED WORK SHERMAN SEEKS TOUGHER REGULATIONS ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)

Contrast that with various recent events that have cast a pall on the Olympic flame: Investigators are currently examining whether officials in Salt Lake City made illegal payments and gifts to Olympic officials to win the city the right to host the 2002 Winter Games.

Sometimes It's True: Winning Isn't Everything by Vilbig, Peter / New York Times Upfront

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