issue
noun
the act of sending out or putting forth; promulgation; distribution.
have issued
-
present perfectof issue.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency and several countries have issued warnings and restrictions regarding the safety of Saudi airspace.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
Even before the storm made landfall, hundreds of thousands were without power in the country's southeast - and Alabama, Florida and Georgia have issued states of emergency as they brace for heavy rains and flooding.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
Major AI companies, particularly Anthropic and OpenAI, have issued stark public warnings about uncontrolled development of increasingly powerful systems -- even as they push out this same state-of-the-art technology.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
Only Alabama, California, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey and Oklahoma have issued them, though others are in the process, the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
The truth, of course, was that any warnings he may have issued about the dangers of the lab’s physical environment were drowned out by his endless demands and tight deadlines for improvements to the machine.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
