black box

Example Sentences

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But her probe would be a black box that she could slow-walk indefinitely.

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026

"Cat cancer genetics has totally been a black box up until now," said lead researcher, Dr Louise Van der Wayden.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

Investigators have announced that the black box from the Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided with a commercial jetliner has been recovered.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026

The DIP lenders’ lawyer, Scott Greenberg, a partner at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, said in a November hearing that his clients were lending “into a black box which seems to not have a bottom.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

He pointed to two thin strands of copper wire connected to the black box.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat