china

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Unless organizations develop clear strategies, A.I. in the workplace becomes a bull in a china shop—with those who never even wanted it tasked with cleaning up the mess.

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026

She never even got to clunk and thud her way through any farmhouses or laboratories like a bewigged bull in a china shop.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

The china cabinet was discounted to $60 at the Santa Monica Antique and Vintage Market because it was missing some glass pieces.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

Roberts, their manager for the past 10 seasons, has become famous—or infamous—for treating his rotation like a set of fine china, meant to be admired but rarely put to any meaningful use.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 5, 2025

When I had come over with Pa to deliver our condolences personally I had seen what I thought was the same picture as the one that sat on the china cabinet in Ma Charles’s house.

From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia