as in trial
a source of many troubles; something that will lead to many problems
Their parents are understandably afraid of opening a pandora's box if they buy their oldest child a car.
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Recent Examples of pandora's box
Advances in technology have opened an exciting possibility or perhaps stirred a Pandora's box.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Meta's plan to generate synthetic content tailored to individual users — which attracted little notice this week amid a slew of product announcements — opens a whole new Pandora's box in an AI world already full of them.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 27 Sep. 2024
Both Cancer and Sagittarius possess a rich inner world similar to Pandora's box, each containing a wealth of complexities and unique attributes waiting to be explored.
—Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 25 June 2024
There is also the possibility that the AI worries that humans will open Pandora's box.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 May 2023
The police have had bomb disposal robots forever, but the Pandora's box of weaponizing them was originally opened by the Dallas Police Department.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 30 Nov. 2022
Blonde was a philosophical Pandora's box.
—Arabelle Sicardi, Allure, 19 Nov. 2022
Thompson said the trigger ban has opened up Pandora's box, creating a wave of tragedy and trauma for women across the state.
—ABC News, 16 Sep. 2022
Donham's unpublished memoir shows that the Pandora's box opened by Till's brutal death remains opened.
—Peniel Joseph, CNN, 22 July 2022
Lance Eliot, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Meta's plan to generate synthetic content tailored to individual users — which attracted little notice this week amid a slew of product announcements — opens a whole new Pandora's box in an AI world already full of them.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 27 Sep. 2024
Both Cancer and Sagittarius possess a rich inner world similar to Pandora's box, each containing a wealth of complexities and unique attributes waiting to be explored.
—Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 25 June 2024
There is also the possibility that the AI worries that humans will open Pandora's box.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 May 2023
The police have had bomb disposal robots forever, but the Pandora's box of weaponizing them was originally opened by the Dallas Police Department.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 30 Nov. 2022
Blonde was a philosophical Pandora's box.
—Arabelle Sicardi, Allure, 19 Nov. 2022
Thompson said the trigger ban has opened up Pandora's box, creating a wave of tragedy and trauma for women across the state.
—ABC News, 16 Sep. 2022
Donham's unpublished memoir shows that the Pandora's box opened by Till's brutal death remains opened.
—Peniel Joseph, CNN, 22 July 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pandora's box
Noun
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Meanwhile, the case regarding the landlord in California was headed to trial.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Feb. 2025
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The federal trial against Combs is scheduled to begin May 5.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
15 Feb. 2025
Noun
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And that gave birth to the worst Wolverine, which also gave birth to the idea that the suit is a hair shirt.—
Michael Ordoña,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Nov. 2024
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Talking about wedding vows was like donning a hair shirt.—
Leslie Jamison,
The New Yorker,
15 Jan. 2024
Noun
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Although much less common, sometimes the discomfort may be limited to the upper neck, jaw, shoulders or teeth.—
Lori B Daniels,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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Pitching prospect Brandon Birdsell is also shut down as the Cubs try to identify his back shoulder/lat discomfort.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The presenter, who'd been a friend of my mother, stepped over and gave my shoulder a rub.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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Bills offensive coordinator Joe Brady did an excellent job of scheming up rub concepts to get receivers open in Week 11 and Buffalo targeted corner Nazeeh Johnson in man coverage on deep passes three times, completing two for 55 yards.—
Ted Nguyen,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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