Pandora's box
Example Sentences
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Eugene Rabinowitch, the first editor of the Bulletin, wrote about the Pandora’s box of technology that modern science would open.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026
"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
That night I kept thinking about Pandora's box.
From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech
