unfinished business
noun
: something that a person needs to deal with or work on : something that has not yet been done, dealt with, or completed
You and I still have some unfinished business together.
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The Man Who Almost Changed China Hu Yaobang and the unfinished business of reform and opening.
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Elina Ribakova, Foreign Affairs, 28 Jan. 2025
That sense of unfinished business, combined with his desire to make a strong family-first decision, has kept him in limbo about returning for a 12th season.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
That’s why, on Salt Lake, more than any other show, the reunions feel like continuations of unfinished business rather than just a rehashing.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2025
In the second - and final - season of 1923, a cruel winter brings new challenges and unfinished business to Jacob (Ford) and Cara (Mirren) back at Dutton ranch.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
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Elina Ribakova, Foreign Affairs, 28 Jan. 2025
That sense of unfinished business, combined with his desire to make a strong family-first decision, has kept him in limbo about returning for a 12th season.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
That’s why, on Salt Lake, more than any other show, the reunions feel like continuations of unfinished business rather than just a rehashing.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2025
In the second - and final - season of 1923, a cruel winter brings new challenges and unfinished business to Jacob (Ford) and Cara (Mirren) back at Dutton ranch.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
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“Unfinished business.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unfinished%20business. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
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