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good question

British  

noun

  1. a question that is hard to answer immediately

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"We don't start dancing in the streets over what seems to be a good question," said plaintiff's attorney Mark Lanier.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

That is a good question, and I don’t have a good answer.

From Slate • Feb. 4, 2026

You ask a good question: What will your retirement expenses and income actually look like?

From MarketWatch • Jan. 12, 2026

I don't want to stop, so that's a very good question.

From BBC • Dec. 13, 2025

“This is a good question, Junie,” she responds.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh

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