burning question
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It’s a burning question, sparked again by Friday’s anemic employment report showing the country shed jobs last month even as the unemployment rate has fallen this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
For the tribes who have rallied and prayed, a burning question is whether the land will again reflect their vision, or remain shaped by decisions made by others.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2026
Tuchel will rightly say Uruguay and Japan are the tough tests England required to tune up for the World Cup, but the burning question is still the same and has not been answered.
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026
A burning question now is, when will the court rule?
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 15, 2025
The only actual poll I ever took myself was informal and designed to answer the burning question: What percentage of college women enjoy watching the Three Stooges?
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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