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issue

[ish-oo, is-yoo] / ˈɪʃ u, ˈɪs ju /


NOUN
edition of publication
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Usage

What are other ways to say issue? The verb issue is often used of a number of persons, a mass of matter, or a volume of smoke, sound, or the like, coming forth through any outlet or outlets: The crowd issued from the building. Emerge is used of coming forth from a place shut off from view, or from concealment, or the like, into sight and notice: The sun emerges from behind the clouds. Emanate is used of intangible things, as light or ideas, spreading from a source: Rumors often emanate from irresponsible persons.

Example Sentences

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Fresh off its blockbuster IPO, space and AI giant SpaceX announced this week it plans to issue $25 billion in bonds, raising new doubts about its financial health.

From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026

Matts said the issue showed the importance of looking at how everyone can contribute, calling for long-term funding opportunities or "a slightly less rigid approach to how we create woodland".

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

Anthropic had previously said that it felt it had adequate safeguards in place and didn’t think the issue raised by the Amazon researchers was as serious as some cybersecurity experts had claimed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

Broken streetlights have emerged as an issue in the mayoral election, with Councilmember Nithya Raman citing broken lights as an example of how the city “can’t seem to manage the basics.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026

The demand came directly from Morgan Stanley’s chief risk officer, Tom Daula, and Hubler and his traders were angered and disturbed that he would issue it.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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