open-ended
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Lincoln did not treat the Revolution as an open-ended aspiration; he gave it a moral center, insisting that equality was not an optional inheritance but the nation’s core identity.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Kyiv followed on by announcing its own open-ended ceasefire from midnight on Tuesday, and that Ukraine would act "symmetrically" from that point on.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
Hegseth made clear in his remarks that the operation will not be open-ended.
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
But curiosity and open-ended questions are powerful; they open people up.
From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026
By focusing solely on Yakov’s death yet hinting at the disappearances of other boys, he had left the article open-ended like a penny dreadful.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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Engineering: Defining Problems and Designing Solutions - Introductory
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