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open-ended

adjective as in with no prearranged limit or end

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The union representing Starbucks baristas launched an open-ended strike at stores in more than 40 cities on Thursday, coinciding with Red Cup Day, one of the coffee giant’s most lucrative sales days of the year.

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“Credit default swaps remedied the problem of open-ended risk for me,” said Burry.

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"The devil is in the details," he said, explaining that many previous studies rely on open-ended questions, a method known as spontaneous reporting.

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They call this “textualism,” which rejects a more liberal and open-ended approach that included the general purpose of the law.

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Instead, M.B.A.s must draw out details and data through open-ended conversations with AI chatbots and then craft a strategy.

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