side issue
Example Sentences
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“So now, instead of focusing on the main issue, the side issue has become the main point. But those main issues remain, and they still need to be addressed in a clear manner.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
Time after time, the real issue stands before us, and we find ourselves baying after some side issue of far less importance.
From Salon • May 13, 2023
But this, for now, is a side issue.
From BBC • May 27, 2022
"It is time that we stop treating child care as a side issue or a quote, unquote, women's issue. This is a family issue," he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2015
One side issue of it is particularly worth noting.
From Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) by Martinengo-Cesaresco, Countess Evelyn
