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crucial question

NOUN
sixty-four thousand dollar question
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It all adds up to a crucial question: Can the nearly 50-year-old franchise still delight its longtime fans, while bringing in new viewers to help it endure?

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Step forward Ngumoha to provide it - and to leave Liverpool's supporters who were thrilled by his performance posing a crucial question.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

A US submarine this week torpedoing an Iranian warship during the Middle East conflict raised the crucial question of who controls the seas during wartime.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

Iran says talks are set for later this week in Turkey, though the crucial question is what is left to talk about?

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

It provides the rough answer to the crucial question: How much?

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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