get to the heart of
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“We’ve got to get to the heart of the problem, and that’s the devices and the screens,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
Sigmund Freud could not get to the heart of this lot.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2025
The father-son storyline is ultimately the most emotional part of the film, but it takes almost two hours to get to the heart of it.
From Salon • Jan. 10, 2025
Most daters and coaches say they want a more bespoke dating-app experience, starting first with more personal questionnaires that get to the heart of who someone is.
From Slate • Nov. 9, 2024
He decided to begin with the most obvious question, to get to the heart of the matter, and so he asked, “Is it really pain you feel, Mrs. Das, or is it guilt?”
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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