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beyond question

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  1. Also,. Definitely, certainly, as in Beyond question he is the best man for the job. This idiom indicates that something is so sure it cannot be questioned. So used since the late 1500s, it was also put as past question, by Shakespeare and others. Also see beyond a doubt.

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With 81 wickets at an average of 17.09 in day-night matches, Starc's place as the world's premier pink-ball bowler is beyond question.

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2025

AI stocks are, beyond question, the key driver of the S&P 500’s current bull market.

From Barron's • Oct. 10, 2025

We might call that biblical common law, a rule beyond question.

From Slate • Sep. 5, 2025

It was determination beyond question, toughness beyond measure, and he should not be judged by one last lousy October inning with a broken wing.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2023

For the alchemists, the reality of the philosopher’s stone was beyond question; within a generation their appeal to authority, to ancient texts and secret manuscripts, seemed hopelessly misplaced.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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