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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Is there any unfinished business?
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Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 8 May 2026
There’s so much unfinished business in those Netflix shows.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
Each contestant had a personal story about unfinished business, past regrets, or rewriting part of their life.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 28 Apr. 2026
This stock has unfinished business above $1,700.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2026
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Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 8 May 2026
There’s so much unfinished business in those Netflix shows.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
Each contestant had a personal story about unfinished business, past regrets, or rewriting part of their life.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 28 Apr. 2026
This stock has unfinished business above $1,700.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 13 Apr. 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 15 May. 2026.
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