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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Take care of unfinished business and avoid paying unnecessary fees.
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Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2024
But now, those things have created this rare chance for Auriemma, who will be back for his 40th season, to coach not only a team of stars, but older, vastly experienced stars who figure to be hungry to finish the unfinished business.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 17 Feb. 2024
Therefore, many believe that a karmic relationship is the manifestation of unfinished business from a past life—two souls who meet again to bring closure to what was previously left undone.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 13 Aug. 2024
By 2018, a nagging sense of unfinished business prompted her to start competing again.
—Talia Barrington, The Atlantic, 6 Aug. 2024
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Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2024
But now, those things have created this rare chance for Auriemma, who will be back for his 40th season, to coach not only a team of stars, but older, vastly experienced stars who figure to be hungry to finish the unfinished business.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 17 Feb. 2024
Therefore, many believe that a karmic relationship is the manifestation of unfinished business from a past life—two souls who meet again to bring closure to what was previously left undone.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 13 Aug. 2024
By 2018, a nagging sense of unfinished business prompted her to start competing again.
—Talia Barrington, The Atlantic, 6 Aug. 2024
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“Unfinished business.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unfinished%20business. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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