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• One more injury could spell trouble for the Stars, who are up against the salary cap.
  — Dallas News, 3 Nov. 2022
• This pattern would seem to spell trouble for the leadership of the CCP.
  — Lucan Ahmad Way, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2023
• Here, too, a perception gap could spell trouble down the road.
  — Richard Katz, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2017
• Biden will not be on the ballot, and that could spell trouble for his re-election campaign.
  — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 16 Nov. 2023
• Anything close to that figure could spell trouble for Snowflake.
  — The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2022
• These numbers could spell trouble for Biden and the Democrats come November.
  — Makena Kelly, WIRED, 22 Jan. 2024
• That could spell trouble for the stock market, some analysts said.
  — Joe Rennison, New York Times, 28 July 2023
• That could spell trouble for teams with star employees.
  — Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2024
• That could spell trouble for Auburn’s secondary this weekend.
  — Tom Green | [e-mail], al, 22 Nov. 2021
• That could spell trouble for shares of producers, which numbered among the stock market’s few bright spots last year.
  — Brenda León, WSJ, 7 Feb. 2023
• Which could spell trouble for the providers performing such services.
  — Jolene Edgar, Harper's BAZAAR, 1 Dec. 2022
• But arid and hot temperatures over the last few weeks could spell trouble when thunderstorms are in the forecast, such as for the end of next week.
  — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 9 July 2024
• Duke wears teams down with its defense but has had trouble scoring, which could spell trouble.
  — Ellen J. Horrow, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2023
• Lean times at Lyft could spell trouble for its near monopoly on the country’s bike-share market.
  — Curbed, 6 Apr. 2023
• Hot temperatures spell trouble in all kinds of ways, Dahl said.
  — Vivi Smilgius, BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2023
• Perez added that icing events lasting beyond 3-4 days can spell trouble for the dapper game birds.
  — Matt Williams, Dallas News, 26 Feb. 2021
• But a few key products could spell trouble for the inflation outlook.
  — Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2023
• That could spell trouble for Orpo's efforts to form a coalition with the Finns Party, the right-wing populist party which came in 2nd.
  — David Faris, The Week, 5 Apr. 2023
• Cozy Earth Often, the softest materials tend to trap heat, which can spell trouble for guys who run on the warmer side—but that isn’t the case with bamboo.
  — Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Mar. 2024
• Many parents haven’t gotten that necessary break, which could spell trouble for their health in the future.
  — Dallas News, 27 May 2022
• Friday’s ruling in Meadows’ case could spell trouble for the others.
  — Kate Brumback, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2023
• Beetles, leafminers, gall wasps, slugs, and other pesky invaders can all spell trouble for plant health.
  — Brittany Anas, House Beautiful, 8 June 2023
• But the economic landscape has changed, and diverging policies could spell trouble down the road.
  — Samantha Delouya, CNN, 25 Aug. 2023
• Fast price increases spell trouble, but moderate price gains can lead to higher wages and job growth.
  — Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2024
• Fast price increases spell trouble, but moderate price gains can lead to higher wages and job growth.
  — Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 5 July 2023
• That could spell trouble for some folks’ retirement accounts.
  — David Goldman, CNN, 5 Aug. 2024
• While this bombardment could spell trouble for Earth-dwellers, the Earth’s magnetic field lassos the particles and channels them up above the poles.
  — Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 24 July 2023
• The contrast with a much younger and more dynamic Harris could spell trouble for Trump, especially in a face-to-face debate.
  — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 27 July 2024
• Those could spell trouble for Biden's CO2-cutting mandates on utilities and automakers.
  — Ben Geman, Axios, 22 July 2024
• But there are other factors that could still spell trouble — namely, the warm ocean temperatures in much of the Atlantic basin, which can provide more energy to feed storm development.
  — Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 23 Nov 2024