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in question
Idioms and Phrases
Under consideration, referring to the subject being discussed, as in No new facts have been discovered about the period in question . Shakespeare used this idiom in Cymbeline (1:1): “His father ... had, besides the gentleman in question, two other sons.” [c. 1600] Also see call in question .Example Sentences
One of those in question was created before Ms Maehashi published hers, she claims.
But the unit that will pave the way for the Chargers’ running hopes is still in question.
The warehouse in question, Rockingham 161, is currently vacant and taking bids from occupiers with the promise of bringing hundreds of jobs to the local area.
But that fact has itself almost disappeared into a bottomless swamp of procedural questions and jurisdictional disputes and supposed contextual ambiguity, while the human being in question remains in ICE custody into the indefinite future.
He knew nothing of the political context, much less that his broadcasts came at a moment when the very future of Britain was in question.
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