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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That’s the big question for the Chiefs, as their three-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback is coming off a torn ACL that ended his 2025 season. Nbc Sports, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2026 Several of them came through the primaries with a lot of support, but the big question is going to be November. Dana Taylor, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026 Cantor said the big question is whether Amgen's late-stage pipeline can deliver the positive updates needed to keep the stock's momentum going. Jim Cramer, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026 That tone was the big question of how to balance those things. Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the big question

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