at issue
Idioms-
In question, under discussion; also, to be decided. For example, Who will pay for the refreshments was the point at issue . [Early 1800s]
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In conflict, in disagreement, as in Physicians are still at issue over the appropriate use of hormone therapy . This usage, from legal terminology, was defined by Sir William Blackstone ( Commentaries on the Laws of England , 1768), who said that when a point is affirmed by one side and denied by the other, “they are then said to be at issue .”
Example Sentences
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The authorities have three months to process their paperwork and decide whether to issue a work and residence permit only valid in Spain.
From Barron's • Jul. 2, 2026
Lacking other leads, detective Joshua Hilton asked a judge to issue a special type of warrant seeking information from Google.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026
Strategy also faces hurdles to issue new preferred capital because of Stretch’s deep discount.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026
South Korea’s SK Hynix plans to issue American depositary receipts on Nasdaq.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026
It had been Robin’s plan to issue orders as his father might have done; to have been lordly and commanding.
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
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