Meaning & use
issue
An important topic or problem that people discuss, disagree about, or need to resolve.
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Climate change remains one of the most pressing issues facing world leaders today.
The team met to address several issues with the new software before launch.
A note on using this word
Issue can also mean a single published edition of a magazine or journal, as in 'the June issue,' a completely different everyday sense.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A single edition of a magazine, journal, or newspaper published at a particular time.
The photographer's work was featured on the cover of the magazine's autumn issue.
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