Pandora's box
Example Sentences
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Samsung and SK Hynix’s mind-boggling earnings and bonuses have opened something of a Pandora’s box anyway.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 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
The "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" star likened AI to Pandora’s box, saying, "It's out there now. We're gonna have to deal with the consequences."
From Salon • Aug. 26, 2024
On that night after Phoebe had given her Pandora report, I thought about the Hope in Pandora’s box.
From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech
