spell doom
idiom
: to lead to the failure or end of something
The poor economy spelled doom for many small businesses.
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The failure to reduce expenditures could spell doom for an increasing number of colleges.
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Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Being sliced by Cas doesn’t always spell doom for an RNA molecule, however.
—Bymitch Leslie, science.org, 24 Oct. 2024
That would likely spell doom for the reporting requirement and possibly some of the NIST guidance.
—Eric Geller, WIRED, 21 Oct. 2024
More evidence that lotteries do not spell doom comes from another study of lottery winners in Florida, which showed that the bankruptcy rates of winners are no different from those of non-winners.
—Johannes Haushofer, Foreign Affairs, 15 July 2014
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Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Being sliced by Cas doesn’t always spell doom for an RNA molecule, however.
—Bymitch Leslie, science.org, 24 Oct. 2024
That would likely spell doom for the reporting requirement and possibly some of the NIST guidance.
—Eric Geller, WIRED, 21 Oct. 2024
More evidence that lotteries do not spell doom comes from another study of lottery winners in Florida, which showed that the bankruptcy rates of winners are no different from those of non-winners.
—Johannes Haushofer, Foreign Affairs, 15 July 2014
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“Spell doom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spell%20doom. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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