burning question
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This past week’s anemic employment report rekindled a burning question for the U.S. economy: How many new jobs does it actually need?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
A burning question now is, when will the court rule?
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 15, 2025
The burning question in the men's singles is an obvious one - who can stop Sinner and Spanish second seed Carlos Alcaraz carving up another Grand Slam title between them?
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2025
I will leave you with the answer to a burning question I had as I reported this piece: When a shrimp is contaminated with radioactive materials, does it glow?
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2025
The only actual poll I ever took myself was informal and designed to answer the burning question: What percentage of college women enjoy watching the Three Stooges?
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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