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Your first instinct for a four-letter [D.I.Y. website] was probably Etsy, on account of how frequently the site appears in the puzzle — but not this time.
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Sam Corbin, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Prescott’s reaction—a four-letter word that rhymes with Andrew Luck—certainly seemed genuine.
—Justin Birnbaum, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
For fall 2024, ESPN is the ultimate four-letter word around Georgia.
—David Whitley, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
But each chamber also boasts some Republican hardliners who view bipartisanship as a four-letter word and a sign that a piece of legislation isn't conservative enough.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2024
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Sam Corbin, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Prescott’s reaction—a four-letter word that rhymes with Andrew Luck—certainly seemed genuine.
—Justin Birnbaum, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
For fall 2024, ESPN is the ultimate four-letter word around Georgia.
—David Whitley, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
But each chamber also boasts some Republican hardliners who view bipartisanship as a four-letter word and a sign that a piece of legislation isn't conservative enough.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Four-letter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/four-letter. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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