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
How she would be received by the notoriously liberal Hollywood elite became a burning question.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2025
I’m silent, watching her, wanting to ask the burning question I’ve held on to since I figured out Abby died.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
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