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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That is the big question surrounding Rhett Lashlee’s team, which does not have a win against a team that is currently ranked.
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Tom Layberger, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Which begs the big question — is the unusual dryness right now related to climate change?
—Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 27 Nov. 2024
Now, the big question: Will Roan be invited to get the job done with a Grand Ole Opry appearance?
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When rates fall, the big question becomes, how does that impact everything else in the economy?
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Tom Layberger, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Which begs the big question — is the unusual dryness right now related to climate change?
—Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 27 Nov. 2024
Now, the big question: Will Roan be invited to get the job done with a Grand Ole Opry appearance?
—Variety, NBC News, 3 Nov. 2024
When rates fall, the big question becomes, how does that impact everything else in the economy?
—Gregory Clifford, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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