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
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
It opens up a whole Pandora's box, which, to me, as an actor and as a storyteller, that's what you want when you're doing a project.
From Salon • Dec. 5, 2023
That night I kept thinking about Pandora's box.
From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech
