unanswerable

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Instead, the team broke down their unanswerable question—will the breeding program work—into four smaller, more tractable assumptions:

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

Duvall shades Sonny’s run from the law into a nuanced portrayal of wounded pride and unanswerable questions.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

Together was a creation of the young, with their devastating and unanswerable insight: “You’re leaving—we’re coming.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025

But the perpetually unanswerable question is whether they will be up to whatever comes next.

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2025

Local car salesmen wanted to roll over and play dead when one of the Langley fellas pulled into the lot, fearing a barrage of nonsensical and unanswerable technical questions.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly