side issue

Example Sentences

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“So now, instead of focusing on the main issue, the side issue has become the main point. But those main issues remain, and they still need to be addressed in a clear manner.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

“This is not a minor side issue — this is how the systems are built. It is existential for these companies to be able to use this amount of data.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2024

Former Sky News anchor Adam Boulton called the question of illegality "a side issue".

From BBC • Jul. 16, 2023

But just the side issue of how to pay for the state’s roads, as more electric cars deplete the state’s gas tax revenues, is inciting some incendiary reactions from the public of late.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 1, 2023

A bold move was made by Attorney Forrest on a side issue at this stage of the case.

From The Crime of the Century or, The Assassination of Dr. Patrick Henry Cronin by Hunt, Henry M.