adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a topical issue (= an issue that is important at the present time )
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The magazine discusses topical issues in science.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
issue
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Sometimes the salience of certain power bases may shift with topical issues .
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Open Space To be considered for this slot, pieces should be 1,000 words in length and address a topical issue .
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A useful activity is to pull together the governors of several neighbouring schools for training and updating on topical issues .
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Injuries and fitness have been topical issues for some time now.
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This explores historical discoveries and topical issues likely to appeal to pupils.
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Climate change is already more important than acid rain, genetic engineering a more topical issue than saving whales.
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In the seventeenth century much of the critical output fastened on topical issues arising out of current publications.
subject
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Against this background, the first book devoted exclusively to this exciting and topical subject should be a significant landmark.
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Written in a straight-forward way, this guide is the ideal introduction to a highly topical subject .
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Clearly where a committee can issue a quick and reasoned comment on a topical subject it has the greatest impact.
theme
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Senator Moynihan's topical theme is how to make the world safe for, but also from, ethnicity.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a topical anesthetic
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He is known for recording topical songs about social issues.
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In the 1970s, he recorded topical songs about Watergate and the Vietnam War.
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It's an old story but it has a topical message.
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The editor thinks that if an article isn't topical it isn't worth publishing.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A useful activity is to pull together the governors of several neighbouring schools for training and updating on topical issues.
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Against this background, the first book devoted exclusively to this exciting and topical subject should be a significant landmark.
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Firstly, do not prescribe antibiotics if a non-antibiotic topical preparation will suffice.
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In this chapter, we have opted for a topical format.
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It is possible, too, to capitalise on topical events, like holidays, Christmas etc.
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The group on active treatment used 60% less topical steroid.
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The humour was topical and apt.