anybody's/anyone's guess

noun

: something that is very uncertain or that no one knows
What causes these changes is anybody's guess.
It's anyone's guess what his next book will be about.

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Whether or not Utah would actually make this trade is anyone's guess, especially after the team just signed Markkanen to a massive contract extension last summer. — Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025 What comes next for the Yankees' ace — and their rotation — is anyone's guess. — Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025 Whether the killer had skipped town – or still lurked among them – was anyone's guess. — Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 4 July 2025 Given the regulatory landscape, how long that will be is anyone's guess. — Michael Teo Van Runkle, ArsTechnica, 17 June 2025 Where these stars will end up is anyone's guess, but they are destined to wander the space lanes alone. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 30 Apr. 2025 What, exactly, that information contains is anyone's guess at this point, but Nintendo's always got a few tricks up its sleeve. — Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025 How these two managed to cross paths, then, is anyone's guess, said Constantine, who also said the team only observed the odd pair for about 10 minutes. — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2025 The rest of the industry is anyone's guess—eight years of updates is a big commitment, even with Qualcomm's help. — Ryan Whitwam, Ars Technica, 25 Feb. 2025

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