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a source of many troubles; something that will lead to many problems
Their parents are understandably afraid of opening a pandora's box if they buy their oldest child a car.
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Recent Examples of pandora's box
Advances in technology have opened an exciting possibility or perhaps stirred a Pandora's box.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Meta's plan to generate synthetic content tailored to individual users — which attracted little notice this week amid a slew of product announcements — opens a whole new Pandora's box in an AI world already full of them.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 27 Sep. 2024
Both Cancer and Sagittarius possess a rich inner world similar to Pandora's box, each containing a wealth of complexities and unique attributes waiting to be explored.
—Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 25 June 2024
There is also the possibility that the AI worries that humans will open Pandora's box.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 May 2023
The police have had bomb disposal robots forever, but the Pandora's box of weaponizing them was originally opened by the Dallas Police Department.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 30 Nov. 2022
Blonde was a philosophical Pandora's box.
—Arabelle Sicardi, Allure, 19 Nov. 2022
Thompson said the trigger ban has opened up Pandora's box, creating a wave of tragedy and trauma for women across the state.
—ABC News, 16 Sep. 2022
Donham's unpublished memoir shows that the Pandora's box opened by Till's brutal death remains opened.
—Peniel Joseph, CNN, 22 July 2022
Lance Eliot, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Meta's plan to generate synthetic content tailored to individual users — which attracted little notice this week amid a slew of product announcements — opens a whole new Pandora's box in an AI world already full of them.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 27 Sep. 2024
Both Cancer and Sagittarius possess a rich inner world similar to Pandora's box, each containing a wealth of complexities and unique attributes waiting to be explored.
—Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 25 June 2024
There is also the possibility that the AI worries that humans will open Pandora's box.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 May 2023
The police have had bomb disposal robots forever, but the Pandora's box of weaponizing them was originally opened by the Dallas Police Department.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 30 Nov. 2022
Blonde was a philosophical Pandora's box.
—Arabelle Sicardi, Allure, 19 Nov. 2022
Thompson said the trigger ban has opened up Pandora's box, creating a wave of tragedy and trauma for women across the state.
—ABC News, 16 Sep. 2022
Donham's unpublished memoir shows that the Pandora's box opened by Till's brutal death remains opened.
—Peniel Joseph, CNN, 22 July 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pandora's box
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But in the downtown criminal courthouse, the absence of defendants derailed proceedings in several cases, including at least one murder trial slated to begin closing arguments Friday.Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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The 30 Rock star filed a civil lawsuit against prosecutors and investigators from his previous criminal manslaughter trial in Santa Fe on Thursday.Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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And that gave birth to the worst Wolverine, which also gave birth to the idea that the suit is a hair shirt.Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024
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Talking about wedding vows was like donning a hair shirt.Leslie Jamison, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
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Besides, there is the matter of Donald Trump’s noticeable discomfort in social settings.Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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From Miscommunication To Clarity: AI For Patients For many patients, articulating health concerns and symptoms is an inherently subjective and nuanced process—particularly in areas like chronic pain, where describing discomfort can feel nearly impossible.Lyric Mandell, PhD, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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These are seasoned with a rub of onion powder, paprika, garlic powder, and cayenne, then lightly breaded before frying.Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2024
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Use your five-spice blend as a wing rub, as breading for pork cutlets, in a fragrant mix for cocktail peanuts, or any of the abovementioned recipes.Sarah Jampel, Bon Appétit, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Pandora's box.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pandora%27s%20box. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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