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"defining question" refers to a key and fundamental query that has significant importance in determining or shaping something. It is a crucial question that helps in understanding, analyzing, or making decisions about a particular subject or situation.
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«defining»
«question»
Sentences with «defining question»
- There, the nation - defining question of who is and can be a citizen was transformed into a question of human rights. (firstthings.com)
- Their analysis of the data led the teams to define questions about the progress of cohorts of students as they moved from one grade to the next. (ascd.org)
- I am trying to avoid defining the question in terms of metaphysics. (religion-online.org)
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