the big question

noun

: the thing everyone would like to know

The big question is, will he be number one in the football draft?

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And the big question is: Is everything real or not? —

Shania Russell, EW.com, 22 Sep. 2024 Summer is officially over and fall has arrived and that has many people asking the big question. —

Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 23 Sep. 2024 In addition to whatever might happen on the copyright infringement front, the big question now is whether Pocketpair can convert its breakout moment into a machine built for the long run. —

Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2024 So, the big question going into season three is who Emily will end up with: Alfie or Gabriel? RELATED: Want to know what Samuel Arnold, aka Julien, thinks of Emily and Alfie’s reunion? —

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