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"hot button issue" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is typically used to describe a controversial topic that people have strong opinions about. For example, "The climate change debate has become a hot button issue in recent years."
Idiom
Hot button.
(USA) A hot button is a topic or issue that people feel very strongly about.
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Could it be the next hot button issue?
The former Serbian province remains a hot button issue in Serbian politics.
"But right now this is a hot button issue," he said.
"It's become a hot button issue for me," Mr. Wozniak said.
The system has tuned them to pay attention to the hot button issue of the week.
Is there a "hot button" issue that stands in the way of your career progress?
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Israel is always a hot-button issue.
"This is a hot-button issue".
It is also, periodically, a hot-button issue.
"Redistribution is less of a hot-button issue".
It's a situation that's a hot-button issue around here".
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