issue
B1Academic AWL-1Frequent NGSL-1UK /ˈɪʃuː/US /ˈɪʃuː/
Meaning
noun
an important topic that people are discussing or arguing about
“a key/major issue”
verb
to make something known formally
“issue something, They issued a joint statement denying the charges.”
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“Stewart and his team put out several issues of The Whole Earth Catalog, and then when it had run its course, they put out a final issue.”
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