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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The open question is what happens when that trust becomes inventory.
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Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Whether cause marketing at this scale can outlast a summer is the open question.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 9 June 2026
But funding remains an open question.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 8 June 2026
Why the instinct exists at all is still an open question.
—Niranjana Rajalakshmi, Popular Science, 4 June 2026
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“Open question.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20question. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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