burning question
Example Sentences
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Travelers hunt for regional souvenirs, soothe their homesickness and investigate a burning question: Is the hot dog different?
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026
A burning question now is, when will the court rule?
From MarketWatch • Dec. 15, 2025
The burning question in the men's singles is an obvious one - who can stop Sinner and Spanish second seed Carlos Alcaraz carving up another Grand Slam title between them?
From BBC • Aug. 21, 2025
OK, so maybe it’s not a burning question.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2025
They had no choice but to go through this door, even though Reynie had no answer to his last burning question: What if it was a trap?
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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