big unknown
noun
chiefly US
: the important thing that everyone would like to know
The big unknown is how investors will react.
Examples of big unknown in a Sentence
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Pricing is the big unknown, with persistent rumors that GTA VI could become the first $100 standard-edition game as Take-Two keeps declining to commit to a number.
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Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
This leaves a possible expense later in life that is a big unknown, but should be planned for, experts say.
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Sarah Agostino,
CNBC,
7 June 2026
Regulatory approval is the big unknown.
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Jack Ewing,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
Another big unknown is how consumers will respond as inflationary pressures squeeze their spending.
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Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026
One big unknown, following the death of the penny, lay in how retailers might handle the math of rounding off cash transactions.
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Daniel De Visé,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2026
And the cost of the sixth Grand Sport was a rather big unknown, since the automaker wasn’t ready to share those details when the vehicle made its debut last month.
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Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
14 Apr. 2026
The new tracking method may also help answer the big unknown of how much space debris actually reaches the surface of Earth.
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Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
24 Jan. 2026
The big unknown, of course, is how long Trump is willing to stay selling the idea, and whether Republicans will bend to his predilections.
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Philip Elliott,
Time,
14 Jan. 2026
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Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
This leaves a possible expense later in life that is a big unknown, but should be planned for, experts say.
—
Sarah Agostino,
CNBC,
7 June 2026
Regulatory approval is the big unknown.
—
Jack Ewing,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
Another big unknown is how consumers will respond as inflationary pressures squeeze their spending.
—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026
One big unknown, following the death of the penny, lay in how retailers might handle the math of rounding off cash transactions.
—
Daniel De Visé,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2026
And the cost of the sixth Grand Sport was a rather big unknown, since the automaker wasn’t ready to share those details when the vehicle made its debut last month.
—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
14 Apr. 2026
The new tracking method may also help answer the big unknown of how much space debris actually reaches the surface of Earth.
—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
24 Jan. 2026
The big unknown, of course, is how long Trump is willing to stay selling the idea, and whether Republicans will bend to his predilections.
—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Big unknown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20unknown. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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