unanswered
adjective
un·an·swered
ˌən-ˈan(t)-sərd 
1
: not answered
unanswered letters
2
: scored in succession during a period in which an opponent fails to score
scored 20 unanswered points in the last quarter
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Some of this magic has disappeared with greater insight into the workings of our brain, but despite this, there are still many unanswered questions.
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There’s one unanswered question here, though: why are geosmin and 2-MIB there in the first place?
—Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 12 June 2025
But Lutnick's optimism papered over unanswered questions that importers have about China's promises.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 11 June 2025
That unanswered question perturbed Commissioner Pamela Beasley-Pittman.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 9 June 2025
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Literary Hub, 12 June 2025
There’s one unanswered question here, though: why are geosmin and 2-MIB there in the first place?
—Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 12 June 2025
But Lutnick's optimism papered over unanswered questions that importers have about China's promises.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 11 June 2025
That unanswered question perturbed Commissioner Pamela Beasley-Pittman.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 9 June 2025
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“Unanswered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unanswered. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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