remain to be seen
idiom
: to not be exactly known or decided : be uncertain
It remains to be seen whether or not she was lying.
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Though the law enforcement, public safety, and economic security interests this prosecution achieves remain to be seen.
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Samidh Guha, ABC News, 9 Nov. 2025
The systemic effects of millions more people looking at their phones and millions fewer getting drunk remain to be seen.
—Dan Brooks, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2025
Now, without Seidler’s backing and with Preller nearing the final year of his contract, the consequences of a possible early-round postseason exit remain to be seen.
—Brittany Ghiroli, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
The massive cuts to the program remain to be seen as prices continue to creep ever higher for beneficiaries.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
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Samidh Guha, ABC News, 9 Nov. 2025
The systemic effects of millions more people looking at their phones and millions fewer getting drunk remain to be seen.
—Dan Brooks, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2025
Now, without Seidler’s backing and with Preller nearing the final year of his contract, the consequences of a possible early-round postseason exit remain to be seen.
—Brittany Ghiroli, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
The massive cuts to the program remain to be seen as prices continue to creep ever higher for beneficiaries.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Remain to be seen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/remain%20to%20be%20seen. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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