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The phrase "a closer question" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a question that is more specific or detailed than a previous one.
Example: "After considering the broader topic, I realized that a closer question would help us focus our discussion."
Alternatives: "a more specific question" or "a more detailed question".
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The standing of the House Republicans to carry on the litigation seems a closer question.
A Justice Department brief from 1993 argues that the president can certainly make appointments during recesses of three days or longer; shorter than that and "a closer question" is raised.
"What, me worry?" Economics are a closer question among millennials.
While the legality of lethal force is a closer question outside of armed conflict than in it, the totality of circumstances make it difficult to claim that the killing was arbitrary, even if bin Laden was not actively resisting or fleeing.
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Mr. Liu's nomination should not be a close question.
Joseph R. Palmore, a lawyer for the government, said yes, though he conceded that the right approach was "a close question".
Though Roberts was writing for only a five-to-four maddedty, he added, "Where the public interest lies does not strike us as a close question".
As for whether Thomas should recuse himself regarding health care under the standards that prevail for lower-court judges, that appears to be a close question.
The judge conceded, however, that the decision to suppress statements based on the use of threats "absent actual physical harm or deprivation" is a "close question".
10.32 A closing question to each candidate: what fundamental question should each answer to prove that they are worthy of being president?
"The judge apparently recognizes that this is a close question because he has lent his support to an immediate appeal," Mr. Cunningham said.
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