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Is that your favorite four-letter word?—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026 For the past two decades, debt has been a four-letter word at Old Trafford in more ways than one.—
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 See All Example Sentences for four-letter