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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Just how much, of course, is an open question, rooted in research of the past and exhaustive study of the implications but entirely dependent now on the fickle ways of day-to-day baseball.
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Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
Whether Tehran can mine the strait—and to what extent—also remains an open question.
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Beyond those immediate disruptions, whether the short-term gains of massive construction translate into lasting opportunity remains an open question.
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Whether the agencies will actually change the legal thresholds for radiation exposure is an open question, said sources familiar with the deliberations.
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Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
Whether Tehran can mine the strait—and to what extent—also remains an open question.
—Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Beyond those immediate disruptions, whether the short-term gains of massive construction translate into lasting opportunity remains an open question.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
Whether the agencies will actually change the legal thresholds for radiation exposure is an open question, said sources familiar with the deliberations.
—Avi Asher-Schapiro, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
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“Open question.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20question. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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