open question
noun
: a matter or problem that is being discussed but to which the answer is not yet known
Whether voters will support him remains an open question.
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The idea of bringing the Chocolate Drops together for a one time extravaganza, it’s been an open question for a long time.
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Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2025
How important the cases are to the Trump administration is an open question, Weinstein said.
—Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2025
Whether or not a normal couple should essentially give each other license to cultivate a completely separate existence, that's an open question.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 14 Mar. 2025
When exactly that will be is still an open question.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2025
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Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2025
How important the cases are to the Trump administration is an open question, Weinstein said.
—Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2025
Whether or not a normal couple should essentially give each other license to cultivate a completely separate existence, that's an open question.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 14 Mar. 2025
When exactly that will be is still an open question.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Open question.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20question. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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