burning question

Example Sentences

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The burning question is: what's different this time?

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Travelers hunt for regional souvenirs, soothe their homesickness and investigate a burning question: Is the hot dog different?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

A burning question now is, when will the court rule?

From MarketWatch • Dec. 15, 2025

OK, so maybe it’s not a burning question.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2025

The only actual poll I ever took myself was informal and designed to answer the burning question: What percentage of college women enjoy watching the Three Stooges?

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos