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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In turn, the big question becomes whether there's any way to make these marks disappear.
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Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2025
While the result of the big question vindicated Jessi, some of the other results were inconclusive.
—Ashley Boucher, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Nov. 2025
With such a small margin of error to reach a bowl game, the big question is whether the defense will be able to match that production.
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Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2025
While the result of the big question vindicated Jessi, some of the other results were inconclusive.
—Ashley Boucher, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Nov. 2025
With such a small margin of error to reach a bowl game, the big question is whether the defense will be able to match that production.
—Aaron Johnson, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
In addition, the big question mark is what male adult IP fills the void of Gladiator II?
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the big question
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