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WordBand 5.5–6.5Toofey picks
issue
/ˈɪʃuː/
noun
An important topic or problem for discussion.
- “Housing is a major issue for young people.”Toofey
- “That would make sense if not for one single issue.”Tatoeba
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Source: Written for Toofey (original); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR); IPA generated with eSpeak NG (GPL-3.0 (software))