a question of
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—used to say that one thing results from or requires another
"I can't go!" "If it's just a question of money, I can let you borrow some."
It's only a question of time before/until we catch him.
Is success all just a question of being in the right place at the right time?
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This #MeToo moment isn’t a question of if, but when.
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Lela London, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
There had also been a question of whether voters had the appetite for two state housing bonds in one year.
—Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2025
The foundation of the case wasn’t a question of whether A$AP Rocky actually fired a weapon on Nov. 6, 2021.
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Running out of money was never a question of if for FAIR, but how quickly and by how much.
—Mark Gongloff, Twin Cities, 19 Feb. 2025
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Lela London, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
There had also been a question of whether voters had the appetite for two state housing bonds in one year.
—Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2025
The foundation of the case wasn’t a question of whether A$AP Rocky actually fired a weapon on Nov. 6, 2021.
—Driadonna Roland, refinery29.com, 19 Feb. 2025
Running out of money was never a question of if for FAIR, but how quickly and by how much.
—Mark Gongloff, Twin Cities, 19 Feb. 2025
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“A question of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20question%20of. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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