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 a vibrating insert can deliver clear, distinguishable signals without blending into the background – or worse, become a distraction in itself – remains an open question.
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New Atlas, 4 Jan. 2026
Whether the league can keep up with the next star player who nears the end of her contract, though, is still an open question.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2026
New York’s mayor-elect, Zohran Mamdani, plans to absorb individual costs into the collective life of the city, but whether that will be enough is an open question.
—Susan Tallman, The New York Review of Books, 3 Jan. 2026
Whether any of those stores will finally land in Colorado, however, remains an open question.
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New Atlas, 4 Jan. 2026
Whether the league can keep up with the next star player who nears the end of her contract, though, is still an open question.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2026
New York’s mayor-elect, Zohran Mamdani, plans to absorb individual costs into the collective life of the city, but whether that will be enough is an open question.
—Susan Tallman, The New York Review of Books, 3 Jan. 2026
Whether any of those stores will finally land in Colorado, however, remains an open question.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 29 Dec. 2025
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“Open question.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20question. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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