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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This was unfinished business, a return ‘home’ for the manager who started his career at Benfica in September 2000, but who left that role after only a few months.
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Nick Miller, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
In Hawaii, a comprehensive adult-use cannabis framework has been carried over into the new session, signaling unfinished business rather than retreat.
—Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
On the series, Goldberg will portray Eleanor Price, an American businesswoman who has arrived in Naples to commission the construction of a yacht and settle some unfinished business from her past.
—Mario Manca, Vanity Fair, 29 Jan. 2026
Another administration official who spoke with USA TODAY rejected the idea that the administration has major unfinished business.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
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Nick Miller, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
In Hawaii, a comprehensive adult-use cannabis framework has been carried over into the new session, signaling unfinished business rather than retreat.
—Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
On the series, Goldberg will portray Eleanor Price, an American businesswoman who has arrived in Naples to commission the construction of a yacht and settle some unfinished business from her past.
—Mario Manca, Vanity Fair, 29 Jan. 2026
Another administration official who spoke with USA TODAY rejected the idea that the administration has major unfinished business.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 20 Jan. 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 4 Feb. 2026.
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