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as in consequences
a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause
one of the issues of the Civil War was a resolution to the question of states' rights
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as in exits
a place or means of going out
since the lake is the issue of the polluted river, it is becoming polluted as well
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as in publishes
to produce and release for distribution in printed form
plans to issue a monthly newsletter
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as in releases
to throw or give off
a volcano issuing vast clouds of hot ash
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Recent Examples of issues
ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
The talks have delivered no progress on key issues preventing an end to Russia's invasion of its neighbor, now in its fifth year.
—CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
One of the South’s most recognizable postcard settings is facing growing concerns over homelessness, encampments and public safety, with critics warning the issues are spreading beyond Savannah’s storybook streets to other scenic Georgia cities.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2026
Employees go above and beyond by making extra sales calls, improving factory throughput, and resolving customer issues quickly.
—Vicente Reynal, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
However, this transitional season is also a time when plants can experience issues like leaf drop due to changing conditions.
—Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 11 Apr. 2026
Other issues will doubtless crop up as the Artemis missions proceed toward the program's audacious goal.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 11 Apr. 2026
Orion still needs some fine-tuning As would be expected, this test flight turned up several issues that need to be addressed — including the unserious and the potentially detrimental.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
During the trial, the jurors didn’t realize that Braddy had been on Florida’s Death Row since 2007, when he was convicted, and remained there until he was granted a new sentencing trial due to constitutional issues surrounding the state’s death penalty.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2026
Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
According to the state Registry of Motor Vehicles, the agency immediately issues preliminary suspensions when they are notified that drivers are involved in fatal crashes.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
The amount varies, depending on the state or local government that issues the certificates.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
The National Weather Service issues the alerts for weather emergencies, though other government authorities can send them for other types of emergencies, like AMBER Alerts, as well.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 14 Apr. 2026
The second and final term of the current director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, ends in the summer of 2027, but the process to select his successor will officially begin later this month or sometime in May, when Tedros issues a call for nominations.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 14 Apr. 2026
The penalty increases to 1% if the tax remains unpaid 10 days after the IRS issues a notice of intent to seize assets.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2026
For decades researchers thought neurons called baroreceptors in arteries controlled this process by signaling the sudden drop in blood pressure to the brain, which then issues orders to constrict blood vessels.
—Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 10 Apr. 2026
The conservative influencer issues his harshest criticism yet of the president.
—Will Steakin, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
Noun
The talks have delivered no progress on key issues preventing an end to Russia’s invasion of its neighbor, now in its fifth year.
—ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
The talks have delivered no progress on key issues preventing an end to Russia's invasion of its neighbor, now in its fifth year.
—CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
One of the South’s most recognizable postcard settings is facing growing concerns over homelessness, encampments and public safety, with critics warning the issues are spreading beyond Savannah’s storybook streets to other scenic Georgia cities.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2026
Employees go above and beyond by making extra sales calls, improving factory throughput, and resolving customer issues quickly.
—Vicente Reynal, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
However, this transitional season is also a time when plants can experience issues like leaf drop due to changing conditions.
—Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 11 Apr. 2026
Other issues will doubtless crop up as the Artemis missions proceed toward the program's audacious goal.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 11 Apr. 2026
Orion still needs some fine-tuning As would be expected, this test flight turned up several issues that need to be addressed — including the unserious and the potentially detrimental.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
During the trial, the jurors didn’t realize that Braddy had been on Florida’s Death Row since 2007, when he was convicted, and remained there until he was granted a new sentencing trial due to constitutional issues surrounding the state’s death penalty.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2026
Verb
Josie Beecher-Crotty, Elgin’s communications and engagement manager, said the sirens activate automatically when the NWS issues a severe weather warning within the city’s geographic area.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
According to the state Registry of Motor Vehicles, the agency immediately issues preliminary suspensions when they are notified that drivers are involved in fatal crashes.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
The amount varies, depending on the state or local government that issues the certificates.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
The National Weather Service issues the alerts for weather emergencies, though other government authorities can send them for other types of emergencies, like AMBER Alerts, as well.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 14 Apr. 2026
The second and final term of the current director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, ends in the summer of 2027, but the process to select his successor will officially begin later this month or sometime in May, when Tedros issues a call for nominations.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 14 Apr. 2026
The penalty increases to 1% if the tax remains unpaid 10 days after the IRS issues a notice of intent to seize assets.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2026
For decades researchers thought neurons called baroreceptors in arteries controlled this process by signaling the sudden drop in blood pressure to the brain, which then issues orders to constrict blood vessels.
—Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 10 Apr. 2026
The conservative influencer issues his harshest criticism yet of the president.
—Will Steakin, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for issues
Noun
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No one else had to live under the shadow of its consequences.—
Nikhil Krishnan,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Others express skepticism over applying developing, arguably flawed and still relatively untested AI technology to criminal justice, with its far-reaching societal consequences.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The service Attentive and cheerful; none of your exits or entrances via the cozy lobby will go without a greeting.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Apr. 2026
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Pegasus, founded in 2011, has invested in nearly 300 startups with 76 exits, including 25 IPOs.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Brian Naranjo, a former State Department official who served in Venezuela and publishes a newsletter on Venezuelan affairs, told me that with Machado abroad, Rodríguez is essentially running a solo presidential campaign.—
Andres Oppenheimer,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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MediaCo also publishes the Globe, National Examiner, Star, Closer, InTouch and First for Women.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The critics are weighing in on the big-budget Michael Jackson biopic Michael, which releases globally this weekend.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
21 Apr. 2026
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The emitter on a drip irrigation system is a small device that slowly releases water from the system’s tubes into the soil.—
Alexandra Kelly,
Martha Stewart,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The conditions in the strait remain in flux, some analysts said, leaving a wide range of possible outcomes.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The city will also look at outcomes in foot traffic, business activity, and overall vibrancy for markers of success.—
Monique John,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Livestreaming by media outlets tested Judge Graf’s patience during earlier hearings when pool camera operators inside the court broke his rules.—
Matthew Brown,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Apr. 2026
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Plane outlets are often slow, loose, or even nonexistent, and when delays stack up, a dead phone becomes a real problem—not just an inconvenience.—
Samantha Leal,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Apr. 2026
Verb
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London’s Victoria and Albert Museum ceded to censorship requests issued by the Chinese firm that prints the institution’s exhibition catalogues, according to a new report from The Guardian, who unearthed the information via FOIA requests.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
16 Apr. 2026
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Few places symbolize the move from print to digital more than Akalla, a district of Stockholm where the ST01 data center sits at a site once occupied by the factory that prints Sweden main newspaper, Kaun says.—
Michael Weissenstein,
Fortune,
28 Dec. 2025
Verb
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But at four or five times that sum, the net casts much, much wider.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
17 Apr. 2026
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In theaters Friday after a strong reception at SXSW last month, the genre-scrambling, darkly comic neo-western casts him as Ulysses, a principled small-town sheriff who takes a temporary posting in a sleepy corner of Minnesota called Normal.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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