unfinished business

noun

: something that a person needs to deal with or work on : something that has not yet been done, dealt with, or completed
You and I still have some unfinished business together.

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Take a step back from the noise and deal with unfinished business. Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026 If old pressure returns, don’t automatically become the family contractor for everyone’s unfinished business. Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026 Mike Vrabel and his players badly want to resolve unfinished business in 2026, but doing so could prove challenging. Mike Jones, New York Times, 22 July 2026 Nearly a decade later, many of those recommendations remain unfinished business. Meisha Porter, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for unfinished business

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“Unfinished business.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unfinished%20business. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.

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