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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Whether Immigration and Customs Enforcement could fully enforce this new mandate without more funding is an open question.
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Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2025
Whether Better Man, out wide this week, finally pulls it off is an open question.
—Emma Madden, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
Whether this would work has been an open question since the league was first announced in 2023.
—Brody Miller and Hugh Kellenberger, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Mara and Daboll both mentioned that whether Daboll will be calling offensive plays moving forward is once again an open question.
—Howard Megdal, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2025
Whether Better Man, out wide this week, finally pulls it off is an open question.
—Emma Madden, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
Whether this would work has been an open question since the league was first announced in 2023.
—Brody Miller and Hugh Kellenberger, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Mara and Daboll both mentioned that whether Daboll will be calling offensive plays moving forward is once again an open question.
—Howard Megdal, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Open question.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20question. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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