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chalice

[chal-is] / ˈtʃæl ɪs /
NOUN
grail
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AI might be the Holy Grail of technology buffs, but it’s a poisoned chalice for the job market.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

“You need fire and you need a chalice. To me, that fire is my creativity. It’s my birthright to create. And that chalice is the community that holds me.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2026

He once described the prospect of a humiliating cease-fire with Iraq as drinking from a poisoned chalice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026

She described the move as a "poisoned chalice" that had left her vulnerable to redundancy, the court heard.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

And she knew, without knowing how to explain why, that Jesus was entirely present, Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity in the wine in the golden chalice and in the bread on the golden plate.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith




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