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issue

[ish-oo, is-yoo] / ˈɪʃ u, ˈɪs yu /


NOUN
edition of publication
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Usage

What are other ways to say issue? The verb issue is often used of a number of persons, a mass of matter, or a volume of smoke, sound, or the like, coming forth through any outlet or outlets: The crowd issued from the building. Emerge is used of coming forth from a place shut off from view, or from concealment, or the like, into sight and notice: The sun emerges from behind the clouds. Emanate is used of intangible things, as light or ideas, spreading from a source: Rumors often emanate from irresponsible persons.

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Those same polls show Bass has struggled in the aftermath of the 2025 firestorms, a big issue for Pratt.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

League spokesman Glen Caplin called that disparity “the biggest issue we need to solve next to continue to grow the game.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

But, she said, there is "absolutely no excuse for a phone during a show" as "in an emergency you can simply leave the auditorium to deal with the issue".

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

His verdict: “I think hybrid policies are great. The problem with traditional LTC is the ‘use it or lose it’ issue — it’s a lot of money to spend if you never get sick.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

Avant!’s management then appeared on the cover of an issue of Business Week under the headline “Does Crime Pay?”

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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