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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But the big question is who will get to keep the copy of Madden 27 that Williams sent. Dana Kozlov, CBS News, 14 Sep. 2026 Did Notre Dame learn enough about Noah Grubbs and Teddy Jarrard to answer the big question? Pete Sampson, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 So the big question is less about which party wins and more about which side can form a majority. Kostya Manenkov, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2026 So the big question is not so much which party wins as which side can put together a majority. ABC News, 11 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the big question

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“The big question.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20big%20question. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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