burning question

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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

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

This may not answer the burning question of who will follow Gustavo Dudamel.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 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