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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Whether Taipei will be as lucky during Trump's second term is an open question.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
Several of Canada’s current starters like Talbot, Kuemper and Fleury are about to age out of the league, and whether they’ll be replaced by countrymen — or more Europeans and Americans — is an open question.
—James Mirtle, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
It’s been an open question how the Academy will handle the Oscars on March 2 — and everyone’s got opinions on the best way for host Conan O’Brien and team to move forward.
—Erin Strecker, IndieWire, 3 Feb. 2025
And so the manner of death — suicide or homicide — remained an open question.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
Several of Canada’s current starters like Talbot, Kuemper and Fleury are about to age out of the league, and whether they’ll be replaced by countrymen — or more Europeans and Americans — is an open question.
—James Mirtle, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
It’s been an open question how the Academy will handle the Oscars on March 2 — and everyone’s got opinions on the best way for host Conan O’Brien and team to move forward.
—Erin Strecker, IndieWire, 3 Feb. 2025
And so the manner of death — suicide or homicide — remained an open question.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2025
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“Open question.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20question. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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