"raise the spectre" meaning in English

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      "form": "raised the spectre",
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          "text": "The company's third loss warning in two years raises the spectre of eventual collapse and bankruptcy.",
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      "glosses": [
        "To cause concern that something unfortunate might happen."
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        "(idiomatic) To cause concern that something unfortunate might happen."
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        "third-person"
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      "form": "raising the spectre",
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        "participle",
        "present"
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    {
      "form": "raised the spectre",
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        "past"
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        "(idiomatic) To cause concern that something unfortunate might happen."
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