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

The less scrupulous voices also invade Beverly’s meticulous household like bulls in a suburban china shop.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

He flings his lunch against the wall, shattering a piece of Nancy Reagan’s china and leaving a trail of ketchup and hamburger grease on the wallpaper and faux gilt sconce recently procured from Home Depot.

From Salon • Nov. 23, 2025

He once hid a Lego treehouse above their china cabinet for more than a month before she noticed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 3, 2025

I set the table with the “good” china that my mother saved for Sundays, Christmas, Thanksgiving, and birthdays.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien