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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But, if successful, the big question becomes whether these contracts made popular in crypto will expand to other asset classes.
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So the big question really is, how much do these higher costs including groceries, airfare, how much does that force households to ultimately cut back?
—ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
But obviously the big question for me was, was Noah really ready to let somebody in?
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Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 27 Apr. 2026
So the big question really is, how much do these higher costs including groceries, airfare, how much does that force households to ultimately cut back?
—ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
But obviously the big question for me was, was Noah really ready to let somebody in?
—Chris Willman, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
That’s the big question about Bieber.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026
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