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The phrase "address the real problem" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing the need to focus on the actual issue at hand rather than peripheral concerns.
Example: "In our meeting, we need to address the real problem affecting our project timeline."
Alternatives: "tackle the core issue" or "confront the actual challenge."
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But it does little to address the real problem.
Some critics think these are merely cosmetic efforts that do not address the real problem, however.
For Obama, however, Netanyahu's apology doesn't begin to address the real problem.
But it should galvanize us to address the real problem with oil spills — the oil.
"He should ask the Legislature to address the real problem of personhood in the womb".
However, allowing a customer to return expired products does not address the real problem.
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That was the flawed logic that successive governments followed, too scared of the tabloid media to address the real problems.
Rather than platitudes, or the denigration of the value of university degrees, we need to address the real problems.
It failed to address "the real problems", she said, adding that the exemption for the casino was "inexplicable".
"I am skeptical that a national housing trust will address the real problems in our housing markets," Edward Glaeser, a Harvard economics professor who studies the housing market, said.
An honest solution would address the real problems — overspending on war, health care and special interests while giving tax cuts to the rich — and leave Social Security alone.
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Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
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