Etymology
Origin of unclosed
Example Sentences
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The gap in attainment between pupils from more and less affluent backgrounds also remains stubbornly unclosed, almost a decade on from it being made the government's "number one priority".
From BBC
In other words: Once again on “Succession,” a big deal remains unclosed.
From New York Times
There’s a heart, too, and a jaw, and a semi-skeleton infant with an unclosed fontanel.
From New York Times
Oscar De La Hoya began by speaking in metaphors, describing a series of unclosed doors and visits to hell.
From Los Angeles Times
Commissioner Sean J. Cooksey has warned his Democratic colleagues that they are going down “a very, very dark road” and revealed in a recent memo that there are now 13 such unclosed cases, calling them “zombie matters — dead but unable to be laid to rest.”
From New York Times
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