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unanswered

British  
/ ʌnˈɑːnsəd /

adjective

  1. not answered or replied to

    many unanswered questions

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The market is returning to its global growth playbook, with investors now seemingly speculating that the war in Iran may end soon — despite many unanswered questions, according to JPMorgan.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

“What we’re seeing is that supporting trans people isn’t unpopular — it’s that the loudest opposition has gone unanswered in some places,” Hack said.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Georgia's Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock visited the facility, and his office participated in a briefing with ICE officials, but "many questions remain unanswered", a spokesperson said.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

"Apollo Go, are you paralysed?" one person wrote on social media, alongside a video of unanswered calls to the company dialled from an in-car tablet.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Along Jefferson, signs of the riots still remained, as did my unanswered questions.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides