therein lies
idiom
formal
—used to say that a statement, fact, or detail expresses the substance of something
They have to make a decision soon. Therein lies the problem. If they act too quickly, they run the risk of choosing the wrong plan.
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But therein lies the power of Gandbhir’s decision to examine stand-your-ground laws through a pinhole: Every crime has its own mess of extenuating circumstances, yet all of them feel justified in the heat of the moment.
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2025
Now that is not the same as forcing a political agenda on somebody, and therein lies the problem.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2025
And therein lies Better Man’s second bitterest irony.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2025
And therein lies the problem with career-spanning box sets: They’re often stuck in the past.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2025
Now that is not the same as forcing a political agenda on somebody, and therein lies the problem.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2025
And therein lies Better Man’s second bitterest irony.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2025
And therein lies the problem with career-spanning box sets: They’re often stuck in the past.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Therein lies.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/therein%20lies. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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