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sixty-four dollar question

[siks-tee-fawr-dol-er kwes-chuhn, -fohr-] / ˈsɪks tiˌfɔrˈdɒl ər ˈkwɛs tʃən, -ˌfoʊr- /




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"And now, the sixty-four dollar question," Dave Dawson got out in a bitter, puzzled voice.

From Dave Dawson on Guadalcanal by Robert Sydney Bowen

As a consequence, interplanetary diplomatic relations were somewhat strained—until a nimble-witted young man from Mars came up with the answer to the "sixty-four dollar" question.

From The Ambassador by Sam Merwin

That was the sixty-four dollar question, and it hung in the shimmering air between Harry and myself like an unspoken challenge.

From The Man the Martians Made by Frank Belknap Long


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