unanswerable
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That mordant humor, however enjoyable, tiptoes around the unanswerable question of how, or even whether, we can tell the difference between cosplay and the real thing.
From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2026
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
The storyteller, usually an elder, would pose this unanswerable question at the end of the story in the presence of the children’s parents.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
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