open-ended
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Union leaders said the open-ended strike would not end until demands are met for better wages, lower healthcare costs and opening talks with UC over how the university can help alleviate ballooning housing costs.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
New Yorker writer John McPhee, 95, calls these late-season ambitions “old-people projects,” open-ended activities designed to keep one busy until life’s closing curtain, whenever it might descend.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Hegseth made clear in his remarks that the operation will not be open-ended.
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt later clarified that Trump's extension is open-ended, and has no new deadline.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
What those from the Deep South wanted was open-ended access to African imports to stock their plantations.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing open-ended
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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Engineering - Introductory
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Engineering: Defining Problems and Designing Solutions - Introductory
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