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For the past two decades, debt has been a four-letter word at Old Trafford in more ways than one.
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Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 13 June 2026
Sprinkled about this sentiment are an array of four-letter words.
—Mac Engel
june 12, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2026
One of the most criticized uses a four-letter word widely considered homophobic.
—Michael Rios, CNN Money, 7 June 2026
For decades, getting the most out of the terminal required that traders memorized an arcane and bewildering set of three- and four-letter keyboard commands and shortcuts, each of which called up a different feature, function, or dataset.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
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Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 13 June 2026
Sprinkled about this sentiment are an array of four-letter words.
—Mac Engel
june 12, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2026
One of the most criticized uses a four-letter word widely considered homophobic.
—Michael Rios, CNN Money, 7 June 2026
For decades, getting the most out of the terminal required that traders memorized an arcane and bewildering set of three- and four-letter keyboard commands and shortcuts, each of which called up a different feature, function, or dataset.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
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“Four-letter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/four-letter. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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