under a cloud of suspicion

idiom

: believed by others to have done something wrong
The company remains under a cloud of suspicion.

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Daniel Correa Took it to his grave Clearwater, Fla.: Ever since the grisly murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman in 1994, O.J. Simson remained under a cloud of suspicion. Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2024 In the past week, seven horses died, one trainer and his horse were kicked off the grounds by regulators under a cloud of suspicion and four other Derby horses were declared out of the race. Joe Drape, New York Times, 7 May 2023 Terry continued to live under a cloud of suspicion in the community. Jennifer Terker, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2022 In the capital, political instability continues as Prime Minister Ariel Henry himself is now under a cloud of suspicion in the assassination of Moïse. Deepa Fernandes, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Sep. 2021 While her family lived under a cloud of suspicion for years, the case has never been solved. Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 3 Mar. 2023 The pair raised a family while living under a cloud of suspicion and years of FBI surveillance and intimidation. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2023 An acquittal for Paul could have placed Cook under a cloud of suspicion, and permanently muddied the question of culpability in Mallory Beach’s death. James Lasdun, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2023 The man had died in 1975 under a cloud of suspicion and was never cleared. Jesse Fink, SPIN, 12 Jan. 2023

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“Under a cloud of suspicion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20a%20cloud%20of%20suspicion. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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