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unanswerable

[uhn-an-ser-uh-buhl, -ahn-] / ʌnˈæn sər ə bəl, -ˈɑn- /










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A story begins to form—of her family life and her unhappiness—but these details raise new, unanswerable questions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 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

Faced with this ludicrously broad question, Kahlil either ventured his best guess as to which group memberships are relevant, or, more likely, he simply answered “no” to this largely unanswerable question.

From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2025

The boy was sentenced to seven years in custody while the girl was given a three-year youth rehabilitation order and made subject to a six-month curfew, which Mrs Kohli said was "unanswerable".

From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2025

If my questions for Dandy were hard and unanswerable, I soon learned that many questions are just that way.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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