a question of
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—used to say that one thing results from or requires another
"I can't go!" "If it's just a question of money, I can let you borrow some."
It's only a question of time before/until we catch him.
Is success all just a question of being in the right place at the right time?
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At the heart of the current dispute lies a question of legal timing — and humanity.
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Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
Federalism allocates a great deal of authority to state legislatures to make decisions when a question of rights is uncertain.
—Morgan Marietta, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
Whether even more powerful states will recognize Palestine is a question of when, not if.
—Shira Efron, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2025
Still, retirement always loomed as a question of when, not if.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
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Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
Federalism allocates a great deal of authority to state legislatures to make decisions when a question of rights is uncertain.
—Morgan Marietta, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
Whether even more powerful states will recognize Palestine is a question of when, not if.
—Shira Efron, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2025
Still, retirement always loomed as a question of when, not if.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
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