Pandora's box
Example Sentences
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"The US has really opened a Pandora's box for the Gulf states," Thafer said.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
They have opened Pandora’s box in the Middle East.
From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026
Not thankful: All the hand-wringing and apocalyptic soothsaying about how artificial intelligence is a Pandora’s box that will steal our jobs and ultimately spell our doom.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025
He told Fox News it was a "Pandora's box" because Putin's isolation would increase the pressure on him.
From BBC • Nov. 20, 2024
At other times spraying, while reasonably effective against the target insect, has let loose a whole Pandora’s box of destructive pests that had never previously been abundant enough to cause trouble.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
