real issue
Example Sentences
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The court proceedings will be a sideshow to the real issue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
The real issue would be whether the hospital could evade its statutory duties simply by preventing the very event that triggered them.
From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2026
Simon Fluendy, of Southern Water, which controls water supplies in parts of Kent, Sussex, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, said: "Water scarcity is a real issue in the south-east."
From BBC ● May 1, 2026
“Obviously, the real issue in this country with the homeownership rate isn’t the credit score — it’s that housing prices are so damn high,” Wu told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 25, 2026
It won’t be a real issue until football starts up again.
From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
