the big question
noun
: the thing everyone would like to know
The big question is, will he be number one in the football draft?
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After the Cleveland entered the fleet last weekend on the shores of Lake Erie, the big question became – what now for the LCS?
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Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
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On the whole, though, the big question here is whether this lineup is improved enough to actually make the Red Wings a playoff team.
—Max Bultman, New York Times, 26 May 2026
That to me, in the end, will not be reaching the goals initially set forth here, and so that's-that's the big question.
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Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
While Tuesday’s public hearing was covering the conditional land use permit to build the hub, the big question is about the drones, themselves.
—Noah Daly
updated May 28, Idaho Statesman, 28 May 2026
On the whole, though, the big question here is whether this lineup is improved enough to actually make the Red Wings a playoff team.
—Max Bultman, New York Times, 26 May 2026
That to me, in the end, will not be reaching the goals initially set forth here, and so that's-that's the big question.
—CBS News, 24 May 2026
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