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 these foundational protections will endure under the Supreme Court’s current and future makeup remains an open question.
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Laura Gail Miller, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2025
That’s another open question, as is the issue of whether the potential buyers are getting a sweetheart deal.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
What Anderson is saying about this moment, however, is bound to be an open question.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
The open question is whether their universities will catch up.
—Dr. Aviva Legatt, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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Laura Gail Miller, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2025
That’s another open question, as is the issue of whether the potential buyers are getting a sweetheart deal.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
What Anderson is saying about this moment, however, is bound to be an open question.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
The open question is whether their universities will catch up.
—Dr. Aviva Legatt, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Open question.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20question. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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