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The phrase "addressing the real problem" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing solutions or actions that focus on the core issue at hand.
Example: "In our meeting, we should prioritize addressing the real problem rather than getting sidetracked by minor details."
Alternatives: "tackling the actual issue" or "confronting the true challenge".
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"It is a backlash that is not really addressing the real problem, which is the lack of more flexible labor markets," said Heather Grabbe, director of the Open Society Institute BrusselslSociety Institute Brussels
By focusing on near-term emissions reductions while defining clean energy provision in the second half of the century as outside the scope of the problem, Pacala and Socolow (2004) avoided addressing the real problem.
He added that he believes the Administrative Conference's proposal will do a better job than the legislation at addressing the real problem of midnight rule making, which is that administrations eager to get their regulations in place truncate the amount of time allotted for analysis and public comment.
Sooner or later somebody is going to have to make the tough decisions and do something about addressing the real problem and accept that it's going to take generations to change.
It's possible that can be achieved with both the carrot and the stick – a combination of diplomacy and military strength – but nobody in power seems to be seriously addressing the real problem.
– A Stakeholder Other participants felt that this draft law was not addressing the real problem, which is the nursing shortage, and that there is a need for more policy-relevant research on the nursing shortage.
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It's whether the leadership is addressing the real problems people are facing.
When are you going to start addressing the real problems you have got?
"It preserves the interests of African heads of state instead of addressing the real problems that are tearing apart Africa.
As a result grade inflation is real because it is an easy fix to improve satisfaction rates, without addressing the real problems.
When discussing Iraq, we must look beyond the short-term gains of some and look collectively at how the country can move forward by addressing the real problems.
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