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open question

noun

a matter which is undecided
a question that cannot be answered with a yes or no but requires a developed answer

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Idioms and Phrases

An unresolved issue, one that has not been finally determined. For example, Whether the town should pave all the unpaved roads remains an open question . In the mid-1800s this term acquired a specific meaning in the British Parliament, that is, “an issue on which members may vote independently, without respect to their party affiliation.”

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How will it handle the financial fallout of the Eaton fire remains an open question.

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And so to what extent this whirlwind start leads to lasting change remains an open question.

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Because if you’re involving lots of different people, people who are not organized in a union, the ask at the end of the day is an open question.

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But how a restored species could fit into an ecosystem or habitat that has little or nothing in common with the world it once inhabited is an open question.

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"But going from that simple life to complex life is a big step, and that is an open question. How that step happens? �� are the conditions that govern that? We don't know that. And then going from there to intelligent life is another big step."

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