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china

[chahy-nuh] / ˈtʃaɪ nə /


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Unless organizations develop clear strategies, A.I. in the workplace becomes a bull in a china shop—with those who never even wanted it tasked with cleaning up the mess.

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026

The court heard Alison-Madueke would also spend hours in Thomas Goode, a china and silverware shop in Mayfair, and once arrived with an entourage of about four or five people.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

Some American Airlines flights even featured a live piano lounge, and professional chefs aboard Pan American World Airways served lobster and caviar on fine china.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

He flings his lunch against the wall, shattering a piece of Nancy Reagan’s china and leaving a trail of ketchup and hamburger grease on the wallpaper and faux gilt sconce recently procured from Home Depot.

From Salon • Nov. 23, 2025

The dishes seemed impossibly fragile, the china thinner than a cracker and painted with brightly colored elephants.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland




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