at issue
Idioms-
In question, under discussion; also, to be decided. For example, Who will pay for the refreshments was the point at issue . [Early 1800s]
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In conflict, in disagreement, as in Physicians are still at issue over the appropriate use of hormone therapy . This usage, from legal terminology, was defined by Sir William Blackstone ( Commentaries on the Laws of England , 1768), who said that when a point is affirmed by one side and denied by the other, “they are then said to be at issue .”
Example Sentences
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At issue are what are known as Extended Producer Responsibility laws.
From Los Angeles Times
At issue for Anthropic is the potential use of its AI tools like Claude for two purposes: "Mass domestic surveillance" and "Fully autonomous weapons."
From BBC
Kimberly Daniels, a Washington, D.C.-based customs broker at Mercantile Logistics & International Trade, said 20 of her clients are looking to get refunds of $2,200 to $7 million each in the tariffs at issue.
The number of files that could be at issue will depend on how the Pentagon ultimately defines the parameters, and could range from a narrow review of sightings captured on video, to millions of claims made over four generations.
Mr. Mountbatten-Windsor hasn’t commented on the files at issue here.
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