good question
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—used to say that one doesn't know the answer to a question
"How can we reduce expenses without cutting important programs?" "(That's a) good question."
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That's a good question, and one that a former NFL head coach has some strong feeling about.
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Anne Erickson, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Oct. 2025
Oh wow, that’s a really good question!
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 2 Oct. 2025
That's actually a really good question.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Sep. 2025
Yeah, that’s a really good question.
—Christopher Claxton, Billboard, 19 Sep. 2025
That’s a good question…Maybe this is not the hardest.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Oh my God, that’s such a good question.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
Given the global effort to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels, one good question is whether China needs another gas supplier, says the Oxford Energy Institute’s Meidan.
—Maya Ackerman, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2025
Asking a good question means asking a question that matters.
—Pia Lauritzen, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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Anne Erickson, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Oct. 2025
Oh wow, that’s a really good question!
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 2 Oct. 2025
That's actually a really good question.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Sep. 2025
Yeah, that’s a really good question.
—Christopher Claxton, Billboard, 19 Sep. 2025
That’s a good question…Maybe this is not the hardest.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Oh my God, that’s such a good question.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
Given the global effort to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels, one good question is whether China needs another gas supplier, says the Oxford Energy Institute’s Meidan.
—Maya Ackerman, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2025
Asking a good question means asking a question that matters.
—Pia Lauritzen, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Good question.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/good%20question. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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