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 that money will buy new jobs or subsidize existing ones is the open question, said Patrick Button, a film and TV tax incentives skeptic and professor of economics at Tulane University. Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026 Whether a fund with no human judgment in the loop can raise from institutional LPs is an open question. Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 But those potential savings will be achieved only if consumers get access to the medication, and that's an open question for some adults. Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026 Gun regulation ruling causes ‘confusion’ But what the ruling will mean in practice remains an open question, activists said. Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for open question

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“Open question.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20question. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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