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issues

  • plural of issue.
  • present tense form of issue (3rd person singular).

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One thing not in new issues’ favor is current market sentiment around listed European defense stocks.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

“The marketing can skirt these issues by mentioning that they can address ‘brain fog,’ or ‘memory issues’ or ‘anti-aging,’” Alessandro Marcon, the paper’s lead author, says.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2025

"Are 'mental health issues' now the go-to excuse for any poor performance in elite sport? What a joke," Morgan tweeted.

From Salon • Jul. 28, 2021

“A declaration that we’re not going to touch ‘broader societal issues’ fails to acknowledge that we’re a part of society.”

From New York Times • Oct. 28, 2020

In these four months of seeming inactivity, the large, underlying forces of life had been silently at work in her, touching the impressionable spirit of her to 'fine issues' that the sure years would reveal.

From The Great Amulet by Diver, Maud