black box

Example Sentences

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We don’t know what’s happening inside the black box.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

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

It was a black box with a point on it that turned in a circle.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel