at issue

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The rule at issue, the agency had previously concluded, would “provide critical health protections to hundreds of thousands of people living near chemical plants.”

From Salon • May 10, 2026

The state law was not directly at issue in the Supreme Court ruling, but Hasen argues the court’s reasoning could provide new legal grounds to challenge the state law as potentially unconstitutional.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

The State Department says, however, many of the countries at issue are too unsafe for Americans to visit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

What was at issue is whether the FCC is allowed to change the rules on its own.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

For you must understand, there was an important principle at issue.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro