in question

Idioms  

1. Under consideration, referring to the subject being discussed, as in No new facts have been discovered about the period in question. Shakespeare used this idiom in Cymbeline (1:1): “His father ... had, besides the gentleman in question, two other sons.” [c. 1600] Also see call in question.

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in question

In the letter, Muir emphasised that the department was asked by a court to dispose of the animals and that the farmland in question was remote.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

We learned from DWP in the early post-mortem that the pipe in question had been on duty for more than a century — 110 years, to be exact.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026

"Nothing is more important than the welfare and future of our youth," he said in a social media post, promising to set up fast-track courts to punish those involved in question paper leaks.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

The contacts didn’t show Xiao was betraying his commitments, Gannon replied, arguing the employees in question were lower-level staff, who may have operated without Xiao’s knowledge.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

Fermi had yet to achieve a chain reaction, so the availability of plutonium was still in question.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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