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The phrase "a sore issue for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a topic or problem that is sensitive or contentious for someone or a group.
Example: "The decision to cut funding for the arts has become a sore issue for many community members."
Alternatives: "a contentious issue for" or "a sensitive topic for".
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The food stamp program has been a sore issue for Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg.
Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, the majority leader, and his Republican counterpart, Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, had a legislative throwdown on the Senate floor Monday afternoon over the future of the filibuster, a sore issue for both parties.
While the wall remains a sore issue for far-right pundits, such as Ann Coulter and Tucker Carlson, Trump can easily convince his core base that he is trying hard and just needs a second term to finally break "the deep state".
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Is music in restaurants a sore issue?
It's not and it's a sore issue.
— THE CAUCUS Mitt Romney managed to bring before primary voters an issue that has been a sore subject for Rick Santorum with conservatives — his support in the 2004 Republican primary in Pennsylvania for Senator Arlen Specter, then a Republican, over Pat Toomey, his conservative challenger.
Chicken remains a sore subject for Rojas.
The Yankees remain a sore subject for Oliver.
South African soccer is a sore subject for him.
It's kind of a sore subject for me".
The environmental impact of living next door to a nuclear research lab is another sore issue.
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