| 单词 | four-letter word |
| 例句 | “There was a pounding noise, and four-letter words, and shouting to get out quick and help us!” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “Boy,” I say, “for somebody who thinks love is a four-letter word, you sure do have it oh the brain a lot.” The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z I went from window to window and printed in huge soap-letters all my newly acquired four-letter words. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z And I’d snapped back that I could care less if Howard yelled at me, which is a difficult sentiment to fully convey without access to the forbidden four-letter words. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Either drunk or high, she kept up a continuous babble of four-letter words. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t think humans have a four-letter word that translates, exactly.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z She yells a choice four-letter word, but then falls silent. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Ironically, “hope” is one of the few four-letter words not in their vocabulary. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “Not you, too!” he gives back, although when I prod him for an explanation, he zips his lips and goes, “All I know about love is that it’s a four-letter word.” The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z He was so obtuse he did not realize the implied insult in his astonishment that a black man could do anything but say “yes, sir” and mumble four-letter words. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She willed herself to decipher them the way she would decipher an unfamiliar four-letter word, each symbol lined up one after another. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He continued his rant, talking about how he was being “persecuted by the Jews,” and claiming that “the Holocaust never happened,” and using four-letter words to describe “the Jew Ellsworth.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Ben, facing a liberation of his own, snarls four-letter words as though purging a lifetime’s bitter disappointments. Family resentments roar to the surface in 'The Lyons' 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z She was known to ban four-letter words in the magazine, but never feared being provocative. The Death of the Original Cosmo Girl: Helen Gurley Brown (1922-2012) 2012-08-13T22:15:03Z Because how better to demonstrate that your coloring book is not for kids than by incorporating lots of four-letter words? We’re Buying Paperbacks, Audiobooks and Coloring Books — but Not E-Books 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z There is too much genuine excitement present for one even to pay any attention to the four-letter words. How Elizabeth Taylor silenced the censors 2011-03-30T23:53:15Z These include words such as very, really and so, as well much and a lot and even four-letter words, as in, “That is f—ing unbelievable.” Your Guide to Not Using So Many Exclamation Points 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z The evening contained a sprinkling of four-letter words and raciness, but otherwise the show didn't venture much across the current broadcast TV line. A high-energy O'Brien opens nationwide comedy tour 2010-04-13T10:44:00Z On the other hand, you do not want to watch that scene at the rental car counter with anyone even slightly squeamish about four-letter words. The Best Movies to Watch on Thanksgiving 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z Crab: Like Scrabble, but it’s all four-letter words. Style Invitational Week 1163: Put it in reverse 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z Avoidance is a four-letter word in the form of therapy I practice: cognitive behavioral therapy. Dreading post-pandemic crowds and social situations? Exposure therapy can help. 2021-04-06T04:00:00Z If ever there was a time to let loose with a four-letter word, this was it. Perspective | Nancy Pelosi held it together 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z "I usually would talk to the girls. This was back in the '50s, and I knew they wouldn't spout off with any four-letter words," he said. Get those dedications ready: Art Laboe is coming back to L.A. radio 2015-06-06T04:00:00Z But there’s no mistaking the imperative urgency in the voice of the ominously backlighted figure on the stage of the Almeida Theater, nor the Australian twang that animates his favored four-letter words. How Rupert Murdoch Became the King of England 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z She put her hands together and produced a clap that managed to look like a four-letter word, a scalpel made of velvet. Perspective | There was nothing soft about Nancy Pelosi 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z All it takes is one four-letter word — "cell" — to tip the vaguely "Twilight Zone"-like premise of "The Joneses" into something deliciously paranoid. 'The Joneses' can't keep up with an interesting premise 2010-04-15T20:45:00Z Does she mean that Camille is next? – but this show sure does love its four-letter words. Sharp Objects recap: season one, episode four - Ripe 2018-07-29T04:00:00Z The track is industrial, with brute-force drums and distorted guitar, insisting that limits are being pushed; variations of a four-letter word pop up in the lyrics. Taylor Swift and Phoebe Bridgers’s ‘Red’ Duet, and 14 More New Songs 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z And they had four-letter words galore: the prosecuting counsel's first request was that a clerk in the DPP's office should count them carefully. The trial of Lady Chatterley's Lover 2010-10-22T11:00:00Z Her voice sounds human and unguarded, offering sweetness and ache even when she sings four-letter words. Lana Del Rey Still Stirs Things Up With ‘Ultraviolence’ 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z My father fought bitterly to hold on to every four-letter word in the manuscript. Author?s Heirs Uncensor a Classic War Novel 2011-04-04T22:30:26Z He cursed the idea of sounding “clean” with a four-letter word and a smile and added: “I don’t want perfection. It’s gotta feel right.” Miguel Thrives on Dualities in His New Album, ‘Wildheart’ 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z His voice doesn’t show it, but Collins is feeling like a four-letter word the FCC wouldn’t appreciate. Beloved Seattle DJ Marco Collins opens up about cancer fight 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z “I think what happened was that I left out a very, very important four-letter word, which is ‘also,’ ” she said. Yes, “The Handmaid’s Tale” Is Feminist 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z About a decade ago, the FCC decided to take a stronger stand against occasional four-letter words and displays of nudity on prime-time broadcasts. Court opts for narrow ruling on TV decency, rejects FCC fines 2012-06-22T00:32:04Z Rail thin with a wicked sense of humor and the tendency to sprinkle her one-liners with a forceful four-letter word, Ms. Parkinson was known as George. dance: Ballet Theater?s Ballet Mistresses and Coaches 2010-07-03T17:17:00Z They noted, for example, that the broadcast of “Saving Private Ryan,” the World War II movie by Steven Spielberg that portrayed the Normandy landings, was permitted, even though it included plenty of four-letter words. Supreme Court hears case on profanity rules 2012-01-10T20:02:00Z But people were so shocked by a few four-letter words, they didn’t really read it. Erica Jong is back — as fearless as ever 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z Loach said they were restricted to seven uses of a four-letter word starting with "c" that is sprinkled liberally throughout the Glaswegian vernacular. Loach in Cannes with spirited 'The Angels' Share' 2012-05-22T15:44:09Z These are edited excepts from the conversation, which was peppered with a particular four-letter word. ‘Better Things’ Is Pamela Adlon’s Personal Gallery 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z But, even among the jet set, value isn't a four-letter word. Weekend Itinerary: Palm Beach, FL 2010-03-31T19:10:00Z Roughly every 10 seconds someone grunts a four-letter word starting with either "f" or "c". Charlie Brooker's Screen burn: Spartacus: Blood And Sand 2010-05-21T23:06:00Z In between the rampant four-letter words and the occasional partial nudity are likable attempts at humor — some sweet, some saucy. Review: In ‘Deathgasm,’ Listening to Heavy Metal Has Nasty Consequences 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z So is a percussive four-letter word he tosses into his semi-rapped verses. The Playlist: Bruno Mars Gives His Funk a Flashy Makeover 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z “Might” mutated into the four-letter word of Thanksgiving cooking. Turkey: The One Essential Guest 2017-11-14T05:00:00Z “Whatever four-letter words he used, they were always psychologically charged,” she said. Robert Indiana Had All but Vanished in Recent Years. Some Friends Wondered Why. 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z There are a couple of four-letter words for those who insist otherwise. Don’t you just love it when a man explains to you what it means to be a woman? 2018-03-31T04:00:00Z In some places he simply crossed out a milder version of a four-letter word and put the intended word back in. Updike at Work: Letters, Postcards and Much More 2010-06-21T17:35:00Z Just as she didn’t refrain from using four-letter words in conversations with friends, or hiding her love affairs, so she didn’t feel the need to look perfect. An Appraisal: An Alluring Beauty Exempt From Fashion?s Rules 2011-03-24T02:58:02Z That meant humor, provocation, four-letter words and controversy were welcomed rather than eschewed. Ten years of Jezebel: the website that changed women's media forever 2017-05-20T04:00:00Z Though littered with four-letter words, “Season” has a clean, mechanical structure in which revelations arrive like well-run trains at a station. | 'That Championship Season': The Champs Reunite, Bearing the Nation?s Scars 2011-03-07T03:01:04Z But Mr. Kelly insists that he doesn’t write bits for a specific age group; he just makes jokes that are funny, minus the four-letter words and off-color humor that distinguish so much adult stand-up. Events for Children in NYC This Week 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z Oddisee prefaced “Waiting Outside” by addressing a taboo subject within the black community: mental illness, and the error of treating “depression” like a four-letter word. Oddisee returns to his U Street corridor origins, playing the 9:30 Club for the first time 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z At two and a quarter hours it is way too long for its purposes, and the book, which often suggests an after-school special with four-letter words, stretches a central whimsical conceit until it loses elasticity. | 'I'll Be Damned': At the Vineyard, a Musical With a Devil?s Bargain 2010-07-12T21:42:00Z Not being a parent, I cannot say with certainty, but I envisage that most parents do not want to be seen encouraging their kids to use four-letter words. James Dawson: why teens in books can't swear 2012-07-11T08:03:27Z Last week Electronic Arts found out the hard way that video games' latest four-letter word is actually seven letters long. Modern games struggle with modern warfare 2010-10-06T00:58:00Z Here uncooked spaghetti of different widths spells odd phrases of two four-letter words: “Post-Good,” “Idea Jail” and “Word Jazz.” Art In Review: Scott Reeder: ‘People Call Me Scott’ 2013-12-13T00:27:36Z Enough four-letter words to sink a ship, gun violence, alcohol abuse, drug references and sexual situations. Movie Review: ‘Walk of Shame,’ About a Trip on Which Everything Goes Wrong 2014-05-02T22:23:30Z Or maybe it was for the litany of four-letter words that he dropped. 2014 American Music Awards: 12 things you didn't see on TV 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z It was a grownup, writerly conversation, with a few four-letter words thrown in and a brief detour into the latest phenomenon, EL James' erotic "Fifty Shades of Gray." Fans stand and cheer for author J.K. Rowling 2012-10-17T07:16:04Z "For example, in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution an unidentified Coca-Cola executive declared that diet is a 'four-letter word' for men, or at least those aged 16–24." Trump's Diet Coke button is a reminder of the most laughable, hypocritical parts of his presidency 2021-01-24T05:00:00Z She originally made quilts featuring four-letter words and was immediately told that she was ruining the quilt world, she says. These quilts with messages about gun violence and racial injustice issues aim to discomfort 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z Think: Ivy and Bean, now with angst and four-letter words. Love and Other Ties That Bind in This Fall’s Y.A. Novels 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z Photograph: Frederick M Brown/Getty Images When the Sex Pistols appeared on Bill Grundy's teatime ITV chat show and filled the air with four-letter words, a public outcry forced the interviewer into early retirement. Don't mind your language: public relaxed over TV swearing 2010-06-09T21:00:00Z When we talk about love, we're talking about really often a different four-letter word, as pop music has abundantly shown us quite literally, just using those two words interchangeably. "You" star Penn Badgley thinks his killer Joe has "too many sides .. and he needs to die" 2023-02-19T05:00:00Z That said, The Big C did manage an effective usage of the small c, that four-letter word that's fast becoming the sine qua non of after-the-watershed comedy. Rewind TV: Boardwalk Empire; The Big C; Louis Theroux ? Ultra Zionists; Welcome to Romford 2011-02-06T00:05:43Z It turned out otherwise, with the singer once again exiting in a huff – but this time with a stream of four-letter words. The X Factor: Gary Barlow steps into Cowell's Mr Nasty role 2011-08-17T18:15:27Z The wit of the musical is embedded in its lyrics like: Good authors too who once knew better words Now only use four-letter words, Writing prose, Anything goes. Opera? Musical? Please Respect the Difference 2011-07-09T03:30:34Z For the Al Pacino Scarface, replace four-part harmony with four-letter words.
Review: Grease and a Sing-a-long: They Go Together... 2010-07-16T23:55:00Z “We are all allotted an unknown but finite number of hours of consciousness,” Ebert observes in his famous 2008 essay “ ’Critic’ is a four-letter word” which, unsurprisingly, is considered some version of the critic’s scripture. How Keith Lee, a TikTok food critic for the new economy, guides us to eat well -- and good 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z Frank Bruni, a New York Times columnist, responded that anger is not a strategy and spewing four-letter words is falling into a trap. Robert De Niro: ‘Trump is a real racist, a white supremacist’ 2019-01-06T05:00:00Z While little ones giggle over scenes like this, their parents will be amused by wry numbers like “Piggy Patrol,” whose rhymes seem destined to end in four-letter words but veer off into completely innocent lyrics. Spare Times for Children for June 14-20 2013-06-13T22:44:20Z They also collaborated with Ms. Lavigne on “Smile,” in which she slings four-letter words through a tale of rock craziness and love at first sight. Critics? Choice: New CDs 2011-03-07T23:58:25Z Though naturally shy, she made it clear early on that she was to be treated as any other musician, and her bandmates soon started calling her “Sailor,” because of her fluency with four-letter words. 5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Sarah Vaughan 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z I did not buy "Restaurant Man" at my local bookstore because after flipping through the first ten pages, I was faced with an overuse of crude four-letter words and hostile writing. Scandals Keep Breaking, but Restaurateurs Have Yet to Own Up 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z Everyone was worried: Would the subscription audience accept puppets saying and singing four-letter words? Pioneering 'Avenue Q' celebrates 10th anniversary 2013-07-29T12:50:32Z The star of such films as "Pulp Fiction" and "Snakes on a Plane" is known for his way with a four-letter word. Samuel L. Jackson reads 'Go the (Bleep) to Sleep' 2011-06-14T18:41:09Z “Keep your money, I got my own!” she growled during the latter, hurling four-letter words like daggers at a portrait of Jay nailed to a $15,000 armoire. Beyoncé and Jay-Z close On the Run II tour with blazing Seattle mic drop 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z A former Army officer named Bill Buppert is talking about how “we shouldn’t think of secession as a four-letter word.” Inside the libertarian version of Burning Man: Guns, booze and bitcoin But the films’ politics are served up with appealing, accessible pop-culture aesthetics, sardonic humor and the odd four-letter word. Hito Steyerl Is an Artist With Power. She Uses It for Change. 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z “You heard that four-letter word a lot: H-O-P-E,” said Houston, who lived in a tent throughout the demonstration. The forgotten dream of Martin Luther King Jr. 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z Generally, though, their work takes place 650 miles to the northeast in Nashville, where “musical” is a four-letter word. Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally on ‘Moonshine: That Hee Haw Musical’ 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z What, after all, have Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit, talk of "quantum teleportation" and a blitz of four-letter words to do with Chekhov's Three Sisters? Best theatre of 2012, No 3: Three Sisters, Young Vic 2012-12-19T17:40:41Z If we treat “diet” as a four-letter word, then the message is that trying to lose weight at all — even in a healthy way — is something to be condemned. Perspective | Why you should stop trying to lose weight 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z She speaks gently, alternating “shucks” and “gosh” with the occasional four-letter word. The Writer Behind a Muslim Marvel Superhero on Her Faith in Comics 2017-04-29T04:00:00Z If its jolting production didn’t keep it off the air, its onslaught of four-letter words would. Music Review: ‘Yeezus,’ Kanye West’s Raw and Jolting New Album 2013-06-16T18:25:47Z She writes that “LOVE” began in late 1964 as a more explicit four-letter word — beginning with F, and with a second letter, a U, intriguingly tilted to the right. ‘LOVE’ and Other Four-Letter Words 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z Daniel Stern had a four-letter word slip-up on the "Home Alone" set, too. 25 fun facts about "Home Alone" 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z Authors of their own material, they intend to treat Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa with equal irreverence but no four-letter words. Events for Children in NYC This Week 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z As Mr. Sandler’s character attempts to escape in a cab, Julia throws herself in front of the moving vehicle, twice, before giving up the chase with a defeated, and elongated, four-letter word. Julia Fox, Diamond in the Rough of ‘Uncut Gems’ 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z There are people who say it on film, and four-letter words happen to be entertainment. Q. and A.: Bill Cosby on ‘Fat Albert,’ Yesterday and Today 2013-06-12T14:40:09Z Pink still sprinkles her songs with four-letter words that won’t be heard on radio; what may have started as bad-girl bravado is turning into a shtick. New Music: Albums From Pink, Dwight Yoakam and Aimee Mann 2012-09-17T22:14:32Z For instance some of the early New Yorker stories — from the 1950s and ’60s — originally included four-letter words the magazine wouldn’t print back then. Updike at Work: Letters, Postcards and Much More 2010-06-21T17:35:00Z As we made our way across the parking lot, Ken pointed to a big white S.U.V. with a bizarrely apropos license plate, a four-letter word: LINT. Modern Love: A Little Lint and Suddenly You?re Bridezilla 2011-03-31T22:20:32Z "Weird World" won't win any academic prizes, and there are a lot of unnecessary four-letter words. Comics: Ding dong! The Code is dead 2011-02-02T00:20:12Z The full title begins with a four-letter word; Ms. Leive used it, with an asterisk in place of one letter. Women’s Magazine Editors Allow More Printed Vulgarities 2013-01-02T00:07:05Z It includes admonitions such as: "Don't lean, it looks sloppy;" "Safety is your responsibility;" "Respect your tables and your fellow employees," and my favorite: "Guys is a four-letter word." Service and Greek fare at modest prices greet guests at Mill Creek's Kaf? Neo 2010-07-29T20:23:00Z “Our generation is so prone to want to be cynical about things that are optimistic. Joy isn’t a bad word. Hope isn’t a four-letter word.” Haters Shall Be Lovers In La La Land 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z At the same time, other broadcasters were fined for allowing a single four-letter word. Supreme Court hears case on profanity rules 2012-01-10T20:02:00Z All three use variations on a familiar, emphatic, percussive four-letter word. On the Pop Charts, Singing the Unspeakable 2011-03-15T16:00:06Z It is her complicity in her father’s agenda, most recently in policies that actively traumatize immigrant parents and children, that is obscene—far more than any four-letter word. Ivanka Trump, Samantha Bee, and the Strange Path of an Ancient Epithet 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, I was trying to find a four-letter word for: "you're driving me crazy." Ask Amy: Sparks fly when a ‘questioner’ meets an ‘obliger’ 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z "All the testimonies are of someone who was very polite, shy, someone who blushed when he heard four-letter words," says Vargas Llosa. Mario Vargas Llosa: a life in writing 2012-06-15T21:55:18Z In true British fashion, four-letter words double as terms of endearment, and a subversive delight may be detected in the encyclopedic range of filth on show. Review | In ‘Endland,’ Tim Etchells finds squalid humor in post-Brexit Britain 2020-05-18T04:00:00Z And out of her mouth comes a four-letter word completely unsuitable for broadcast on BBC Breakfast. Prunella Scales and Timothy West: Dementia won't break our 60-year love affair 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z “But everyone here knows what I mean. It’s a four-letter word. It begins with M. It ends with A. It’s got an AG in the middle.” Biden says shutdown isn’t his fault. Will Americans agree? 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z “My final message for my colleagues as I depart this body: Don’t treat bipartisanship like a four-letter word,” he said in his farewell speech from the House floor. 5 Things to Know About Will Hurd 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z He was otherwise known for introducing a more informal style to the venerable magazine — including a willingness to let the occasional four-letter word appear in print. Robert Gottlieb, celebrated literary editor of Toni Morrison and Robert Caro, dies at 92 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z "Vidler is a four-letter word here in Sandy Valley," Al Marquis told me when I visited the town in February. The water brokers 2023-05-07T04:00:00Z “We have to keep talking about abortion until it doesn’t remain a four-letter word,” Carhart said in a 2006 interview with The Associated Press. Outspoken abortion provider LeRoy ‘Lee’ Carhart dies at 81 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z For Polis, who disdains hardliners in both parties, ideology is something of a four-letter word. Column: From red bastion to blue bulwark: What political shift in Colorado and West means for U.S. 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z This may be a four-letter word in an article focused on buying a house, but you could continue to rent. How to buy a home in Seattle area’s Goldilocks market 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z In Britain’s raucous House of Commons, there is one four-letter word that is strictly off limits: Liar! Opinion | Joe Biden is a ‘liar’? Watch your language! 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z Their cackling machinations to keep their seats and punish opponents, all while insulting Black people, Oaxacans and others, made the very idea of Latino political power a four-letter word. Column: 2022 was the year Latino politicians became the ultimate villains 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z Even as the term “earmark” became a four-letter word in his party in the 2000s, Mr. Shelby remained unabashed about the parade of federal funds he steered his state’s way. Shelby, One of the Senate’s Last Big Spenders, ‘Got Everything’ for Alabama 2022-12-26T05:00:00Z “If someone calls you out like that, there’s going to be a very candid, not-so-nice response. I’m sure you’d hear some four-letter words there.” J.D. Vance’s Ambition Comes at a Price in ‘Hillbilly’ Terms 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z The TV host also allegedly used a four-letter word sure to rattle a restaurant: Yelp, and the threat of a bad online review. Perspective | James Corden reminds us how not to complain at a restaurant 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z Apart from “feck,” the favored expletive of this early 20th century Irish milieu, the script’s most frequently deployed four-letter words are “dull” and “nice,” two words that are often hurled in Pádraic’s direction. Review: In buddy breakup drama 'The Banshees of Inisherin,' all's Farrell in love and war 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z Last week: 4 Result: lost at Oregon State 24-10 Next up: idle Comment: The only thing the Coug Raid and the Air Raid have in common is a four-letter word: Home. Pac-12 power rankings: Huskies and Cougars flip standing in middle of conference 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z Because those effects are so irritating, the word “mold” has been separated from the causal organism and turned into a four-letter word. Hysteria over common household mold is misplaced 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z There, she said, “‘California’ is a four-letter word.” Column: For some in Southern California, the term 'Okie' is still not OK 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z But some Heardle fans have been using four-letter words in response to problems following its sale. Heardle Spotify move hits sour note with some fans 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z “Bush is a four-letter word right now in Texas far-right politics.” For the Bush dynasty, Texas loss could be ‘the end of the line’ 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z It’s vulnerable and cathartic — and, combined with a lot of humor and four-letter words, part of what makes the podcast so effective. 'Last Day' podcast tackles the explosive topic of gun violence with a disarming approach 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z “I’m stressing this a little bit, because there are still some for whom ‘earmark’ is a four-letter word,” she said. As earmarks return to Congress, lawmakers rush to steer money home 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z Risk has always been a four-letter word in middle class India. What India's restless Gen Z really wants 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z “I heard them all screaming four-letter words to me and sticking middle fingers up in the air, but I just kept running,” he said. As Gorbachev resigned, AP photographer snapped historic shot 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z "A few four-letter words" were uttered, according to the head of UK rates trading at a major European bank, who requested anonymity because he did not want to comment publicly about the central bank. How BoE's Bailey upset traders and set UK bond markets adrift 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z “Jobs, jobs, jobs, jobs, a four-letter word,” Pelosi just said, to weak applause. House to vote on Build Back Better bill after Republican’s eight-hour speech – live 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z “For many people, ‘vegan’ has become a four-letter word.” Is Portland America’s most vegan city? Our travel writer wandered down to find out 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z They marched down the street, holding signs decrying the mandate and using choice four-letter words that made clear what they think of the president and his vaccine mandates. Workers defying vaccine mandates create conflict, seek new jobs where employers won’t require shot 2021-10-23T04:00:00Z There were no mea culpas, as there were after he was fired at Mississippi, when he admitted that he couldn’t run a team like a defensive line coach — all fire and four-letter words. For L.S.U., Not Winning Enough Is the Biggest Scandal 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z “Pain is this four-letter word that can mean so many different things,” says Vivianne Tawfik, an assistant professor of anesthesiology, perioperative and pain medicine at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Can Psychedelic Drugs Treat Physical Pain? 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z He challenged the governor to “give specifics” on the Trump comparison, saying that Mr. Newsom “rarely does because he believes Trump is a four-letter word in California and yelling ‘Trump’ will scare people.” California Gov. Gavin Newsom plays Trump card in fight against recall 2021-09-12T04:00:00Z Oduye uses four-letter words more sparingly in person, but the self-righteousness and confidence that drip from the blog posts are present whether he’s speaking or typing. How a Black prosecutor called out racism in the D.A.'s office 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z For most of us, “debt” is a four-letter word as dirty as any other. How much debt is too much? Here are the warning signs | Provided by 1st Security Bank 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z “It’s a four-letter word in this country,” said Kevin Irons, assistant fisheries chief with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Worries over racism, waterways inspire push to rename fish 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z They ruled for a disappointed cheerleader who had been suspended for a Snapchat post that included four-letter words, but did not decide whether a bully deserved free-speech protection as well. News Analysis: Supreme Court under Roberts moved right on religion and voting this year 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z It could be preceded by a few four-letter words once the U.S. Kikuyu rough figures to be a brutal test at Torrey Pines 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z When I visited them, seconds were a given, “calorie” was a four-letter word, and the doggie bag contained enough leftovers for a week. Opinion | The Secret Recipe for All-Fun Parenting 2021-05-29T04:00:00Z Our spontaneous sense is that profanity consists of the classic four-letter words, while slurs are something separate. Opinion | How the N-Word Became Unsayable 2021-04-30T04:00:00Z Your Christian grandmother begins using four-letter words and saying people should die, and those sorts of things… This has altered her personality, and they become dangerous. ‘Homicide Hunter’ Lt. Joe Kenda talks ‘Killer Triggers,' the eerie case of a teen sociopath: He's a 'monster' 2021-04-03T04:00:00Z The toilet overflows, Jeremy fixes it with a few choice four-letter words, I laugh. The Pandemic Work Diary of Margo Price, Nashville Rebel 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z Right up there with “quiz” as a four-letter word if you’re a school kid, “test” is just as much a guarantee of a reaction among teachers and policymakers in public education. Editorial Roundup: Louisiana 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z The book includes patterns that use the same four-letter word to tell you what to do with internalized misogyny, or how feminist to be. Language, please! Salty feminist stitch book is too much for Michaels 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z “Regulation is a four-letter word in this building at times,” said Anchia, who sits on the House energy committee. Blackouts bring up ‘a four-letter word’ in Texas: regulation 2021-02-24T05:00:00Z A four-letter word is on a lot of people’s minds these days. Perspective | The grim history of the word ‘shot,’ which has its roots in morphine addiction 2021-02-15T05:00:00Z A poet thinks of a four-letter word and describes it in couplets, others try to guess the subject, framing their answers in flower code. In This Petal Poem Game, Say It With Flowers 2021-02-13T05:00:00Z “Officer, how do I get out of this war zone?” he said, using a four-letter word. An Inaugural Lockdown Comes at a Price for Washingtonians 2021-01-18T05:00:00Z “For us, ‘competition’ is not a four-letter word.” Opinion | Matthew Pottinger exits, but his China strategy is here to stay 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z They are events that traditionally involve tamales — and what has become practically a four-letter word for health officials in this time of seething pandemic: large gatherings. What the 'tamale poll' says about coronavirus, Christmas and large gatherings 2020-12-16T05:00:00Z Snell screamed the world’s favorite four-letter word as he left with a man on first and a 1-0 lead in the sixth inning. Perspective | No asterisk required: These Dodgers were historically great — and legitimate champions 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z One player is the “Poet,” and describes any four-letter word with rhyming couplets. In This Petal Poem Game, Say It With Flowers 2021-02-13T05:00:00Z Attacks on Trump — including a chant that combined his name with a four-letter word — got far more applause than attacks on the two-party system. Biden stiff-arms the left — which holds its fire 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z He used slogans and four-letter words, along with a personable approach and military mind-set to inspire a team mired in disaster. Washington comes back from big deficit to defeat Eagles in Ron Rivera’s debut 2020-09-13T04:00:00Z Originally from Connecticut, she credits her confrontational personality, and her creative use of four-letter words, to her father, who served in the Marine Corps. ‘White power’ video was a glimpse into Trump-era political discourse in ‘America’s friendliest’ retirement community 2020-07-04T04:00:00Z "There's a four-letter word for what I think of the government response," she told the BBC. Brits criticise 'shambolic' return from India 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z Compromise is a not a four-letter word, people.” Trump seeks another $2 trillion 2020-03-31T04:00:00Z It generously used four-letter words and other candid phrases. Reno News & Review halts 3 decades of weekly publications 2020-03-22T04:00:00Z And, of course, that four-letter word, “ain’t,” was the greatest dishonor one could inflict on “proper” English. Zora Neale Hurston’s new collection highlights her unapologetic celebration of Black culture 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z He will characterize the robust U.S. economy as the result of a “four-letter word: will,” as opposed to some kind of accident, she said. Trump to highlight ‘economic miracle’ at Davos forum 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z And in opposition to these four-letter words, he offered one of his own: love. Opinion | To honor Martin Luther King Jr., fight injustice with love 2020-01-19T05:00:00Z “That’s how President Trump and I communicate, a lot of four-letter words,” he said. Sondland’s dramatic testimony shakes the impeachment debate and undercuts the president 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z “A lot of four-letter words,” he said, chuckling. The Strangely Happy Envoy: Sondland Jokes, and Spreads Heat 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z “That’s how President Trump and I communicate, a lot of four-letter words.” Sondland embraces his role in impeachment history with nonchalance 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z At another point, Sondland said, “That’s how President Trump and I communicate, a lot of four-letter words; in this case three letter.” Trump’s ‘Gordon problem’ becomes impeachment bombshell 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z “That is how President Trump and I communicated. A lot of four-letter words. In this case, three letters.” Sleazy Sondland overcomes his amnesia and dishes the dirt on Trump | Richard Wolffe 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z Asked about the accuracy of the exchange, Sondland said: “It sounds like something I would say. That’s how President Trump and I communicate. A lot of four-letter words. Or three-letter words, in this case.” Sondland points the finger at Trump – and damns others for good measure 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z “I wasn’t, mercifully, hurt. But I think Disney heard a few rather strong four-letter words that he never heard before.” Julie Andrews talks ‘Mary Poppins,’ 'The Sound of Music' and her favorite Hollywood stories 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z Evers took the unusual step of attending the Senate debate in person and afterward criticized the move in comments to reporters sprinkled with four-letter words. Evers calls Republican state senators ‘amoral and stupid’ 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z The sign, with a photo of the black candidate, was covered in spray paint with a four-letter word and a racial slur against black people. Seattle City Council candidate sign painted with racial slur 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z The yard sign, featuring a photo of the candidate, who is black, was covered in spray paint with a four-letter word and a racial slur against black people. Yard sign for Seattle City Council candidate spray-painted with racial slur, drawing condemnation 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z At dinners and elsewhere, Sondland was aggressive in echoing Trump’s rhetoric, telling people that Europe had been taking advantage of the United States on trade for decades and sometimes punctuating his speech with four-letter words. ‘Disruptive diplomat’ Gordon Sondland, a key figure in Trump impeachment furor, long coveted ambassadorship 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z There's a reason love is a four-letter word, after all. Maverick McNealy shot the best round of his career after receiving "talking to" from girlfriend, according to this PGA Tour report - Golf Digest 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z "Let's say a Chinese now does a video attacking Indians, Malays using four-letter words, vulgar gestures, same kind of videos," he told Channel News Asia. Satirical rap video in Singapore racism row 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z As Greg Norman often says, “There’s a reason why golf is a four-letter word.” Ten years later, Tom Watson reflects—but doesn't dwell—on what could have been - Golf Digest 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z Bakeries opened and closed, gluten became a four-letter word and the scene didn’t rise to its potential. 7 places where you can buy great bread in D.C. 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z “I had taken off my mitt, thrown it against the wall and said a four-letter word beginning with ‘S’,” she told the Wichita Eagle in 2006. Marilynn Smith, Hall of Fame golfer who helped found the LPGA, dies at 89 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z It’s rare — and disconcerting — to hear a child actor using four-letter words, especially in the way that they are spoken here. Review | There’s another horror movie involving a creepy kid, and it’s actually really good. 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z The show is full of crude humor and four-letter words, but the inexperienced President Holoborodko is a good leader who honestly tries to serve the people. Volodymyr Zelenskiy, comedian who plays Ukraine’s president on TV, leads real race 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z Apparently tax is no longer a four-letter word - we’ve used that flippant description a time or two - for Alabama’s Legislature. Alabama editorial roundup 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z But when the House doorkeeper asked for the bonnet, she turned it over to him — while uttering a four-letter word. The strange history of the House’s 181-year-old ban on hats — and the push to overturn it 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z “It is a silly, semantic argument because people who just want to say ‘wall, wall, wall’ want it to be a four-letter word,” she said on “Fox News Sunday.” What’s in a name? Trump, allies back away from idea that the border wall needs to be a wall. 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z Instead, “entitlement” is used like a four-letter word in diatribes about the supposedly troubled future of social insurance programs. How social insurance became “welfare” and “entitlements” — and what we lost in that pro... 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z The only appropriate four-letter word in all of this, of course, is VOTE, but even kicking the bullies out won't be enough for the long game. Trump and Kavanaugh wins are “for the boys” 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z “For us in the United States,” he said, “competition is not a four-letter word.” U.S. Edges Toward New Cold-War Era with China 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z Unsurprisingly, rare is the article about LuPone that does not include the dreaded four-letter word “diva”. 'Print that!' Broadway legend Patti LuPone sounds off 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z Or is that going to encourage mom, dad or whomever to break out the four-letter words for the stupid manager who “cost us money.” Perspective | If legalized gambling is the future, our sports are really in trouble 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z “For us, in the United States, competition is not a four-letter word,” the senior official, Matt Pottinger, who deals with China on the National Security Council, said in his remarks. China Cancels High-Level Security Talks With the U.S. 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z After all, Irons said, “carp is a four-letter word.” Navigating a Sea of Superlatives in Pursuit of the Asian Carp 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z They varied from four-letter words to accusations of encouraging Africa's youth to sweep the crimes of colonialism under the carpet. Viewpoint: We Africans should get over colonialism 2018-07-07T04:00:00Z In many respects, those findings mirrored Democrats’ own assessments of Mr. Comey — save for the omission of certain four-letter words. Democrats Find Vindication, and New Agony, in Report on Comey 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z This time there was no quick mea culpa, no explanations of the four-letter word as an exclamation point on a long policy analysis. Robert De Niro opens a new front in the anti-Trump culture wars. Even some liberals don’t know what to think. 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z “Freshly painted tanks turned into rusty monsters, drawing four-letter words from the commanding general,” he said. A Cold War poison resurfaces in a quiet English town 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z At its heart, connecting all the geopolitical Scrabble pieces, is one four-letter word: Iran. Israel celebrates but is war with Iran looming? 2018-04-22T04:00:00Z He referred to the television program as “the four-letter word” or “the green show,” and seemed to prefer being identified by younger fans who recognized his voice from Disney movies. David Ogden Stiers, ‘M.A.S.H.’ actor who became voice of Disney movies, dies at 75 2018-03-04T05:00:00Z Below his smiling face, the letters that make up the company’s name were displayed in their typical typography, but they had been transposed to suggest a four-letter word that is associated with profanity, not poultry. KFC scrambles its name as it issues a 3-letter apology for its U.K. chicken crisis 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z Whatever four-letter words come her way, she says, “is a small sacrifice that I can make.” Allred at 76: Still fighting, and shrugging off the critics 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z And he describes them very graphically and with four-letter words as if he's kind of throwing out his fist at the world. For celebrated pianist Stephen Hough, it's time to show yet another side of himself 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z He also said the department he has led since July 2015 has a “culture that looks at accountability as a four-letter word.” Baltimore mayor fires police commissioner, citing rise in crime 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z The former Ballston Common Mall recently scrubbed the four-letter word from its name, part of a makeover designed to obscure that it is, well, in fact, a mall. Please Visit Our Collection of Stores Under One Roof, Which Totally Isn’t a Mall 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z And the guy who grabbed my butt the next day got a swift back kick into the kneecap and a couple of four-letter words. Opinion | My Generation Thought Women Were Empowered. Did We Deceive Ourselves? 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z Originally released in Italy in 1928, the book featured detailed sex scenes and, by one prosecutor’s count, no fewer than 30 uses of an explicit four-letter word. Jeremy Hutchinson, lawyer in Britain’s ‘Lady Chatterley’s Lover’ case, dies at 102 2017-11-15T05:00:00Z There are two four-letter words that are essentially forbidden at Atlanta Falcons headquarters: “last” and “year.” Steve Sarkisian trying to block out the noise with Falcons 2017-11-04T04:00:00Z “I will contain myself, but if you hear four-letter words being spewed at the player who makes an unnecessary error, it’s me.” 102 year-old-actor who watched Babe Ruth split his pants on a slide goes to first World Series game since 1926 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z “Nation building is not a four-letter word,” she told Ms. Haley at one point. For Nikki Haley, an Establishment Tutorial in Statecraft 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z You’re more likely to see Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers toss four interceptions than a four-letter word, his preferred cussing substitute being, “Shoot.” With defense playing well, Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers knows the offense needs to pick up its game 2017-09-27T04:00:00Z I wanted to be the first guy to use a four-letter word in a musical. How we made West Side Story 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z After they find his car vandalized with racist graffiti, she asks about the four-letter word: What is that? Review | Justin Chon’s black-and-white movie looks at the L.A. riots from a fresh perspective 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z Anthony Scaramucci’s tenure as White House communications director was as short as a four-letter word and just as shocking. Gone in the blink of an eye: Scaramucci's glittering 10-day White House stint in full 2017-07-31T04:00:00Z And gentrification is not a dirty, four-letter word. Barry Farm redevelopment — finally 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z Plecker’s name is practically a four-letter word for Native Americans in Virginia. ‘400 years is long enough’: Virginia’s ‘first contact’ Indian tribes demand federal recognition 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z “We’re getting to the point where the four-letter words are diminishing very much in their meaning,” Stephens said. Why Swearing Makes You Stronger 2017-05-13T04:00:00Z No rating, but contains fleeting four-letter words and the iciness of a sociopathic personality. Julian Assange documentary ‘Risk’ shows iciness of WikiLeaks founder 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z “What that meant was that compromise is not a four-letter word.” James M. Scott, Fairfax County delegate in Virginia legislature, dies at 78 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z After all, it’s their constant, egregious, gluttonous thievery that has made “banker” a four-letter word in America, synonymous with immoral, self-serving behavior. Stopping giant bank robbery: Our big financial institutions have become too big to control 2017-04-15T04:00:00Z “Profit is not a four-letter word. You’re supposed to be profitable,” he said. Embattled bankers embrace Trump’s call for deregulation: ‘Profit is not a four-letter word.’ 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z DeAndre Jordan convulsed and cursed at midcourt during the third quarter of the Clippers’ game against the Milwaukee Bucks, the four-letter words and the physical spasms a celebration of his team at its absolute best. Clippers can't get the job done in fourth quarter and fall to Bucks 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z To them “school choice” is a four-letter word, and the opportunities afforded blacks at private schools are an invention of those grand conspirators known as the right wing. School choice, vouchers and the facts 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z B. Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, as she tries to make Goldman Sachs a four-letter word. The 2017 Quiz on News-to-Be 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z The salty talk is toned down a bit from the previous “Vacation” movies, but there’s still plenty of four-letter words, including “f---” and “s---,” some said by kids. Six festive films to watch with your kids this holiday season 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z The two officials could be heard privately picking who should be in the new government in Kiev, and at one point, Nuland used a four-letter word to dismiss slow-moving diplomats at the European Union. In the U.S. election, Russia's cyber-spies push the bounds of traditional espionage 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z "Countering violent extremism" has become a four-letter word. In Times of Suspicion, Trust Your Community 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z Pivoting to his opponent, Mr. DiSanto comes right out with it, saying, “He’s spreading a lot of —” before going to a bleeped-out, four-letter word. New Hillary Clinton Ads Look to Expand Lead With Hispanic Voters 2016-10-01T04:00:00Z It’s that four-letter word every homeowner dreads: mold. Talk about moldy oldies: The Historical Society is closed because of fungus 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z He speaks slowly and, at times, with great profundity and a penchant for four-letter words. Harley Flanagan, Original New York Punker, Finds His Mellower Side 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z That was the French word foutre, whose English translation, a familiar four-letter word, coincidentally also starts with “f.” What Profanity Teaches Us About Ourselves 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z But the surreal episode offered an insight into a quirk of the German legal system, and the potential risk lurking for anyone who may turn to four-letter words in anger. In Germany, it can be a crime to insult someone in public 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z The whole time, I never heard a single four-letter word or any sign of disrespect. My Shot: Patrick Reed - Golf Digest 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z It was a “four-letter word” that has no place in political campaigns, especially as Democratic opponents castigate the party for its alleged “war on women.” Why Donald Trump Picked Kellyanne Conway to Manage his Campaign 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z Pictures show a four-letter word written on the pages that contain a map including China's "nine-dash line", that marks China's claim to territories in the South China Sea. South China Sea: Vietnam airport screens hacked - BBC News 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z Lip-readers suggested that he punctuated the moment with a four-letter word. Sometimes In Golf, You're Just Lost - Golf Digest 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z Pictures show a four-letter word written on the pages that contain a map including China's "nine-dash line". China asks Vietnam to probe passport slur - BBC News 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z "I don't want to use four-letter words" he said, when asked about the allegation. Are there any Trump links to Putin? - BBC News 2016-07-26T04:00:00Z Earlier, Lavrov brushed aside the accusations that Russia was involved, saying: "I don't want to use four-letter words." Kerry says hopes to reveal cooperation plan with Russia on Syria in August 2016-07-26T04:00:00Z In Q&A after the film with its director, producer and stars, neither panelists nor audience members hesitated to use four-letter words to express themselves, explain their experience or make a point. Speak On, Ted Cruz 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z If that isn’t bad enough, it’s often laced with four-letter words, not nice for children’s ears. Rant & Rave: Car music too loud 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z There were plenty of reasons to let the four-letter words fly. Warriors face must win in Game 5 against Thunder 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z Few four-letter words encapsulate pimples, rented formalwear and adolescence better than “prom.” The movies, books and TV shows that explain what prom really means to teens 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z And he has pulled the Democratic Party back toward progressive values of which the party has seemed vaguely ashamed ever since the Reagan tsunami rendered “liberal” a four-letter word. Would you watch the world Bern? 2016-05-01T04:00:00Z When asked to leave the music room and play a winter dance, he performed songs “consisting entirely of four-letter words”. The rearview mirror rehinged: how Prince's early years formed his legend 2016-04-23T04:00:00Z I hate to tell you this, but "diet" is a four-letter word that really shouldn't be part of your vocabulary. 8 Phrases a Nutritionist Would Love to Never Hear Again 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z He delights in vulgarity, only recently clearing the four-letter words from his stump speech. Virility Trumps Virtue 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z Many of the phone calls released revealed Lula railing against the investigation in a blur of four-letter words. A ploy involving two of Brazil’s presidents ignites popular fury 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z Part of its rebirth included turning “liberal” into a four-letter word that no decent American would identify with in public or elsewhere. Why Bernie Sanders won the Democratic primary — even if he loses 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z The simple four-letter word that works if you want to get elected. Donald Trump and the politics of paranoia - BBC News 2016-01-23T05:00:00Z Obama’s entire campaign message was ultimately summarized in one, four-letter word: Hope. The dystopian nightmare that only Republicans can see 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z Debt is a four-letter word of the bad kind, according to some people. 4 Times It May Pay to Go Into Debt 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z Because we’ve turned even the appearance of moderation, or the amenability to compromise, into a four-letter word. Let’s Elect Hillary Now 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z I’m sure I used a lot of four-letter words and none of them were Nasa. 2015: Eyewitness accounts of the year’s most defining moments 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z Even Jeb Bush, the stern patrician of the Republican race, has shown a growing fondness for some gentler four-letter words, at times adding them to prepared remarks that had called for something meeker. 2016 Candidates Are Cursing More, and on Purpose 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z “He might have five letters in his name but he is still a four-letter word in Washington,” Mr. Kupchan said. Putin, Citing Key Moment, Prods West to Cooperate on Syria 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z "What often happens is they get scolded and called hayseeds because they don't want to fill their minds with four-letter words, violence, sex or unusual interpretations of their heroes' stories." 'Captive' reflects faith-based films' shift to grittier, non-preachy plots 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z The Common Core programme, which started as a non-controversial attempt to streamline curriculum standards, will likely feature prominently in the debate, as it has become a four-letter word for many conservatives. Who to watch in Republican debate - BBC News 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z "I learned four-letter words - every one you could imagine. And then one day, the British came in. "They said, 'My God this is a terrible camp! Why is the US still using a Nazi tall ship? - BBC News 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z In recent years, "high impact" has become something of a four-letter word. In Defense of High-Impact Exercise 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z "When we go to D.C., coal's a bad four-letter word," Old Coyote said in an interview. In dispute over coal mine project, two ways of life hang in the balance 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z When hit television shows like “The Sopranos,” “Girls” and “Louie” would attract criticism for not having their characters regularly use the classic four-letter words, those words are no longer truly profane. How Dare You Say That! The Evolution of Profanity 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z These messages were thoughtful, well-written and heartfelt, in stark contrast to the trolling messages, which were usually made up of little more than four-letter words. Former Reddit CEO Ellen Pao: The trolls are winning the battle for the Internet 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z She said spontaneity keeps her performances fresh, whether it be her “wardrobe malfunction” at Radio City Music Hall or a slipped four-letter word in front of young children in the front rows. Idina Menzel, ‘Frozen’ singer, keeps fan connection as concert audiences grow 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z Blair offers a handy way to maintain your focus as tantalizing opportunities present themselves – turn “focus” into a four-letter word. Career Lessons From Unlikely Places: Gangs, Fitness, and Neuroscience 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z Yes, the four-letter words we once considered the worst of the worst have become more acceptable. How the n-word became the new f-word 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z Now the second problem: marketing, the proverbial four-letter word of the technology industry. Are Gigabit Internet Service's Biggest Beneficiaries Lawyers? 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z For investors, cash need not be a four-letter word. Yes, Cash Has a Role in Your Portfolio 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z We must listen to scientists who say global warming is a real and grave threat to our future; scientists who believe that conservation is a national security imperative, not a four-letter word. Madeleine Albright to Grads: The World Needs You 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z On Wednesday, Paul was limited to jogging in a pool — and when Rivers relayed this piece of information, he made “pool” sound like a four-letter word. Rockets Battle Back, Their Trust in Reserves Rewarded 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z Budget is a four-letter word at most small companies, but keeping one is a necessary evil. 32 Useful Productivity Gadgets for 2015 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z When the Blue Devils were blown out by North Carolina State and Miami in back-to-back games in January, he decided it was time to resort to his least favorite four-letter word: zone. John Feinstein: Duke shows the necessary improvement 2015-04-04T04:00:00Z Almost everyone in the room agreed on and mentioned the need to demolish the “silo”—the four-letter word du jour in government and management-speak these days referring to fiefdoms within organizations that don’t collaborate. Amongst Friends, Clinton Discusses Urban Renewal 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z That sort of shenanigan may not be the future of college sports, but we may be getting closer to the day when money isn’t a four-letter word for student-athletes. The 'Death Penalty' and How the College Sports Conversation Has Changed 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z “You don’t dare use a four-letter word around Herald,” said Al Goldstein, the otherwise profane publisher of Screw magazine. Herald Price Fahringer, a Defender of Free Speech, Dies at 87 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z Debt is still the four-letter word that is not discussed openly. The Nasty Four-Letter Word We Never Taught Our Children 2015-01-31T05:00:00Z Kyrgios might have the foulest mouth in tennis since Murray was a self-loathing teenager, and the Australian was using one particular four-letter word as a noun, verb and adjective on Sunday. Nick Kyrgios Is Nicknamed The Wild Thing With Good Reason 2015-01-25T05:00:00Z It must have been something truly out of the ordinary and I had better find out what it was, because to him “failure” is a four-letter word. Covering the 1961 Rose Bowl and the greatest prank in college sports history 2015-01-01T05:00:00Z Insiders say she regularly peppers her remarks with four-letter words, raising questions about her temperament and shocking some of her colleagues and foreign envoys. Susan Rice: Obama’s Right-Hand Woman He used the four-letter word professional athletes loath to describe his team’s performance: He called them “soft.” Nene, Wizards bounce back, hold off Pacers, 97-90 “Like I say, golf is a four-letter word. It’s a frustrating sport. Yes, we use language that we shouldn’t on national television, but that’s the same in any sport.” Patrick Reed apologizes for language, gay slur 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z Four years after that unexpected exit, “Kiffin” remains a four-letter word in Knoxville. No. 3 Ole Miss, No. 24 LSU meet in Death Valley 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z The teachers, known as "workers", used to laugh at Martin for his avoidance of four-letter words, he recalls. The anarchic experimental schools of the 1970s 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z "I pride myself on the felicitous use of the occasional four-letter word, but I was an amateur compared to Rahm." Panetta book describes a fondness for 'famously blunt' Emanuel 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z Dyson, the Kansas City Royals’ speedy reserve outfielder, had the outline of a four-letter word, in all capitals, buzzed just above his right ear: ZOOM, it says. A.L.C.S. Preview: Kansas City Royals vs. Baltimore Orioles 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z Profit is often considered a four-letter word in the development sector. How An Affordable Housing Company In Mexico Tripled Its Social Impact 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z A couple of four-letter words, but there was nothing we could do. Storm 2014 Exit Interviews: Camille Little helped shoulder the team 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z When Frank says he likes to mess people up — the four-letter word he uses is not “mess” — Mr. Knight’s steely delivery leaves no doubt that he’s serious. A Review of 'Playing the Assassin' in Stony Point 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z “For all of his loud music and his four-letter words and teenage bravado, in the end, when it came right down to it, Jordan Russell Davis was just that, a teenager,” Guy said. Florida man on trial again in loud music killing 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z The spots close with a new tagline for the campaign, “Where chain is a four-letter word.” Call It What You Like, but Not a Chain 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z Never mind that the 69-year-old Dame of the British Empire who won an Oscar for playing the Queen just said a four-letter word. Could Helen Mirren forget how to act? She worries 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z Plagiarism is a four-letter word for most journalists - a capital offence for which the sentence is career execution. Much ado about plagiarism 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z “He kicked the crate, used some four-letter words, ‘You ruined my board meeting!’ Would You Go This Far To Win A Job Or A Project? 2014-07-27T04:00:00Z There's a reason debt is a four-letter word. Why the euro crisis still isn’t over, in 1 chart Cochran has made a career bringing the federal bucks back to Mississippi and hasn’t adjusted to a race where pork had become a four-letter word. Thad Cochran, Chris McDaniel and the Unanimity of the GOP Civil War 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z Conservatives, seeing “pork” as a four-letter word, were no longer moved to vote for him simply because of the millions of dollars that Mr. Cochran had brought home from Washington during his long Senate career. Thad Cochran and Chris McDaniel Tied in Primary 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z “Hero” has the connotation of a very explicit four-letter word in military culture. Heroism Is for War Movies, Not Veterans 2014-05-25T04:00:00Z A month later, he described a new comedian’s act as “derisive shock therapy,” peppered with a vocabulary of “four-letter words, of which the most printable is Y.M.C.A.” Arthur Gelb, Critic and Editor Who Shaped The Times, Dies at 90 2014-05-20T04:00:00Z In Malaysia at the weekend, Vettel used a four-letter word to describe the sound of the new V6 turbos, complaining that "I was on the pit wall and its quieter than in a bar". Horner defends Vettel over swearing 2014-03-31T05:29:13Z In fact, Inside Sales Professionals regard “tele” as a four-letter word. The Day The World Of Sales Changed Forever 2014-03-28T11:30:00Z But say the wrong thing and she turns fierce, letting the four-letter words fly. Homeless Girl in the Shadows 2013-12-09T07:26:35Z Initially enraged, she said she closed the door for 30 minutes by herself “and used four-letter words as a stress reliever.” American Chemistry Council pushes to dilute toxin laws 2013-09-09T11:04:00Z There are two versions of the video, one with Mr. Black’s signature salty language — he dismisses tea, for instance, with the four-letter word of all four-letter words — and another version that is sanitized. Advertising: Even if Elected, He’s Just Serving Coffee 2013-08-08T00:35:35Z After the federal indictment on Thursday of billionaire investor Steven A. Cohen's hedge fund for insider trading, it is becoming a four-letter word. SAC gets cut by 'edge', a word Cohen hated 2013-07-26T00:04:11Z “The N.L.R.B. is a four-letter word in South Carolina,” Mr. Graham said in a telephone interview on Monday, explaining his refusal to allow a vote on Mr. Obama’s nominees. Vacancies and Partisan Fighting Put Labor Relations Agency in Legal Limbo 2013-07-16T00:38:06Z Brian Cashman “didn’t roll with this one well at all” and lighted up the New York tabloids with one magic four-letter word. On Baseball: Yankees Update Infighting for a Digital Age 2013-06-27T16:31:06Z I'm talking about those colorful four-letter words that used to be forbidden or frowned upon in professional settings. F@#%! Is Swearing in the Office Okay? 2013-06-03T15:25:58Z The Nike brand wasn’t built on a $35 logo and a four-letter word. Your Company is Great. Your Name Stinks. Now What? 2013-05-23T13:58:04Z Players barked and pushed and the game featuring as many whistles and four-letter words as jump shots and layups. Game 2: Heat 115, Bulls 78: Miami Heat Get Mad and Get Even in a Feisty Rout 2013-05-09T02:20:15Z Debt is no longer a four-letter word among investors in initial public offerings. IPO Investors Conquer Debt Fear 2013-04-19T03:40:39Z The bottom line is that golf is a four-letter word and so is core. Golf Q&A | From the best golf books to the top exercises, we've got answers 2013-04-14T00:33:34Z When asked if the world would be better off if everyone quite their cussing, Mohr answers with a four-letter word of her own: “Nope.” Nine Things You Probably Didn't Know About Swear Words 2013-04-10T23:20:27Z His troop talks were sprinkled with four-letter words. Panetta, a reluctant defense secretary, left Pentagon mark 2013-02-14T06:05:06Z I wasn’t violent, I didn’t use four-letter words. Itineraries: Passenger vs. Airline Policy: Stand-Offs in the Air 2013-01-28T19:29:38Z “There’s a four-letter word called math,” Ms. Voss said, referring to the underlying medical costs that help determine what an insurer should charge in premiums. Despite New Health Law, Some See Sharp Rise in Premiums 2013-01-05T22:32:22Z The harsh exchange just a few steps from the Oval Office — which Boehner later bragged about to fellow Republicans … I love those blushing em-dashes, as if the four-letter word itself would scandalize Politico’s hard-bitten audience. Politics has become the new reality TV 2013-01-02T17:08:00Z In each of these versions, it was Mitchell’s alleged use of a four-letter word that proved especially damaging. #Plebgate: Why Britain's Latest Scandal Is All about Class 2012-12-24T19:05:24Z For people used to peppering their speech with four-letter words, time with Mr. Romney can prove an exercise in self-control. Romney’s Throwback Language, His Mittisms 2012-10-21T05:37:18Z That is, his dialogue flows with four-letter words like Beaujolais at a French cafe. | Connecticut: A Discussion With Terry Teachout, the Writer of ‘Satchmo at the Waldorf’ 2012-10-14T03:30:02Z For investors, "home" is no longer a four-letter word. Is the Real-Estate Rebound for Real? 2012-08-04T02:12:37Z “Public aversion to the term likely results from the harsh consonants and perhaps the obvious similarity to a certain other four-letter word,” LSU’s Michael Climek says in a press release. Does fracking need a 'Mad Men' makeover? 2012-06-04T15:50:50Z So after another four-letter word, he puts the bird in the fridge for twenty minutes. Simon Hoggart's week: if only this was the last Eurovision Song Contest 2012-05-25T21:12:23Z The Vicar of Doncaster, Canon Paul Shackerley, is understood to have used a four-letter word and complained about having to go to church on Sunday. Facebook post vicar makes apology 2012-05-25T12:28:40Z As soon as it left my hand I was probably saying a four-letter word under my breath,'' he said. Mariners know they gave Rangers too many chances to get back in it 2012-04-10T05:36:04Z By all means make Iona the latest four-letter word screamed in the name of basketball. Has Carmody earned another year at NU? 2012-03-12T03:43:00Z Many comments were far harsher, making liberal use of four-letter words that degraded the girl for posting the video in the first place. Am I Pretty or Ugly? Why Teen Girls Are Asking YouTube for Validation 2012-02-20T11:00:00Z But M.I.A. offered the Super Bowl set’s glimmer of transgression: Her verse included half of a four-letter word while she raised her middle finger. Music Review: No Longer an Upset: Madonna Acts Her Age 2012-02-06T05:43:42Z He was far too profound a man for that four-letter word to apply.” Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial 'Drum Major' Quote to Be Corrected 2012-01-14T18:35:13Z When the machines first started hitting desktops, everyone knew at least one writer who turned up their nose and treated the phrase “word processor” like a four-letter word. The clean-vehicle paradigm shift 2012-01-09T16:12:41Z And Lamb said a four-letter word after he had hung up and laughed out loud in the phone booth. Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942 2012-01-04T03:00:28.750Z Of all the four-letter words that are taboo, nothing damages the reputation of an athlete like the word quit. When a Pro Player Quits His Team 2011-12-06T12:00:08Z In this environment, “risk is not the four-letter word,” he added. Advertising: 2012 Could Be a Good Year for Advertising 2011-12-06T01:58:35Z So what if most of us think exercise is a four-letter word: w-o-r-k? Dance the workout away 2011-10-14T19:02:05Z “In Washington, ‘climate change’ has become a lightning rod, it’s a four-letter word,” said Andrew J. Hoffman, director of the University of Michigan’s Erb Institute for Sustainable Development. News Analysis: Whatever Happened to Global Warming? 2011-10-16T01:46:43Z If personal matters are just that for Rex — personal — no topic seems forbidden to Rob, who prefaces and peppers responses with four-letter words, chatting about everything from Broadway shows to Broadway Joe Namath. In Family of N.F.L. Coaches, Rob Ryan Wants His Star Turn 2011-09-09T16:41:24Z All this may seem obvious to anyone who closely follows the economy, yet debt, in recent months, has become something of a four-letter word. U.S. debt: A four-letter word or a necessary evil? 2011-08-11T01:21:00Z When he saw his left foot, basically broken off at the ankle, he fired off one four-letter word. "Inspiring" amputee runs in 200-mile Blaine-to-Whidbey relay 2011-07-22T03:40:06Z “If you try to explain to them that it’s illegal, you learn a lot of four-letter words.” Central Park Cyclists to Get Wish to Share Shortcuts. Going Slowly. 2011-07-09T02:30:24Z It may also be that it allows the F.C.C. to impose heavy fines on television stations that air four-letter words and other "indecent" speech. A Supreme Double Standard: If Violent Video Games Are Free Speech, Why Aren't Sexual Images? 2011-06-28T16:25:00Z By the way, that'll be the last time I refer to it with that four-letter word. My latest 'graduation' (aka the Grand Re-brand) 2011-06-23T15:00:09Z Galliano repeated a litany of insults, including "Shut up," "You're ugly" and others with four-letter words, Bully told the court. Prosecutors ask for $14,400 fine in Galliano case 2011-06-22T20:13:42Z “Fred used to say the only four-letter word you weren’t allowed to say in the office was ‘free.’ ” Can Ticketmaster?s Builder Now Unseat It? 2011-06-11T14:47:21Z But according to Mr. Rubenstein, private equity is not regarded as a four-letter word in China. DealBook: Private Equity Titans Find Common Ground 2011-05-03T12:07:55Z And while Mr. Shawn’s script includes a high quotient of four-letter words, so do a lot of plays and even musicals these days, as they have since the late 1960s. ArtsBeat: Theater Talkback: The Joys of Feel-Bad Drama 2011-04-07T17:00:24Z I don't want to call it that four-letter word because my mission isn't to write notes, pass along tidbits, break news quickly or aggregate news from outside sources. My latest 'graduation' (aka the Grand Re-brand) 2011-06-23T15:00:09Z "My father fought bitterly to hold on to every four-letter word in the manuscript," his daughter Kaylie told the . Eternity uncensored, 60 years on 2011-04-06T08:44:10Z Reader alert: This story quotes quite a few four-letter words, all of them spoken by a future King of England. The Family-Friendly Version of The King's Speech: No F-Words Allowed 2011-04-04T15:50:00Z But it's all packaged in such a buoyant, old-fashioned Broadway song-and-dance show that, once past the four-letter words, you just might mistake this for a revival of Oklahoma! Book of Mormon: South Park Creators Hit Broadway 2011-03-24T15:50:00Z Then again, Cohen supporters point out that the dinner occurred some five years ago, back when Wall Street was still in a buyout frenzy and collateralized debt obligations hadn't yet become a four-letter word. Special Report: Is Stevie Cohen the Feds' Moby Dick? 2011-02-23T17:04:32Z The subtitle screen in the Opera House is only occasionally troubled by four-letter words and the sex-scene mentioned in some early interviews stays hidden out of sight. Anna Nicole Smith opera opens 2011-02-18T09:24:35Z They remember themselves as polite and reasonable; Alan remembers the rude four-letter words. | Connecticut: 5 Likable Players of the Blame Game 2011-02-05T00:17:53Z Noticing that the disability disappears in moments of rage, Logue encourages Bertie, as the prince is familiarly known, to let loose with a few four-letter words. The Family-Friendly Version of The King's Speech: No F-Words Allowed 2011-04-04T15:50:00Z Although Google intended to tackle major problems like climate change, global poverty and the spread of pandemic diseases, it declared that DotOrg would not be “conventional” — a four-letter word in Google-speak. Google Finds It Hard to Reinvent Philanthropy 2011-01-29T19:08:04Z During the show’s five episodes last summer, the cable channel’s cameras followed Ryan as he prepared for his second season in New York and we quickly learned that his favorite four-letter word wasn’t J-E-T-S. Castrodale: Rex's world: Fun, fury and plenty of other F-words 2011-01-05T17:33:58Z For today’s challenge, you have to think of four-letter words that are near dead ends, from which you have to take a long detour to make a ladder to other words. Wordplay: Numberplay: Living to Eat or Eating to Live? 2010-12-27T18:47:50Z In education circles, productivity is a four-letter word. Is the Golden Age of Education Spending Finally Over? 2010-12-09T09:00:00Z The upshot was that a movie originally "Rated R for some language" is now "Rated PG–13 for language" — apparently "some" is the new four-letter word. The Family-Friendly Version of The King's Speech: No F-Words Allowed 2011-04-04T15:50:00Z “The only way to hear more four-letter words than at a Friars roast is to start dating Mel Gibson,” Ms. Lampanelli said. City Room: Hey, Some Friars Members Are Younger Than the Jokes 2010-12-01T15:08:00Z "We don't consider a recall a four-letter word," said Toyota spokesman Brian Lyons. Toyota to recall 1.66 million vehicles globally 2010-10-22T00:39:00Z We do get frequent laughs, clever puns and an earful of four-letter words and over-the-top insults. | Long Island: ?Romance,? a Mamet Farce, Plays in Sag Harbor 2010-08-21T06:57:00Z “Proprietary” has become a four-letter word, said Michael Turner, a cosmologist at the University of Chicago who was part of the panel on research data. In the Hunt for Planets, Who Owns the Data? 2010-06-14T21:48:00Z Well, the Haggler is reluctant to endorse any dispute resolution methods that involve four-letter words or litigation, as effective as they might be. The Haggler: Strategies for Winning Consumer Disputes 2010-05-22T20:30:00Z Individual Investors Lose Their Nerve Risk is again a four-letter word among individual investors. Individual Investors Lose Their Nerve 2010-05-16T22:32:00Z Woods kept his language clean, the only four-letter word coming at the 16th hole when he screamed, "Fore!" Tiger gets lot of cheers, just not for his golf 2010-04-29T19:54:00Z Woods no doubt was keeping himself from saying another four-letter word. Can a Tiger change his stripes? 2010-04-07T01:04:00Z "Time is a four-letter word," said Eva Lazarra, 48, a pharmacist at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Illinois, who was taking a break from work to lift weights at the facility's fitness center. Hour of exercise may be too much for busy U.S. women 2010-03-23T23:04:00Z In downtown Washington, at least, winter’s messy white flakes have become a four-letter word. 2010-02-11T20:43:00Z The mysterious column of four-letter words, however, did not respond to any methods of translation that I knew. Kastle Krags A Story of Mystery The puzzle is to find an arrangement that produces the greatest possible number of four-letter words, reading upwards and downwards, backwards and forwards, or diagonally. Amusements in Mathematics In what way could these four-letter words, none of which were intelligible, be made through the agency of the Bible to present an intelligent meaning? Kastle Krags A Story of Mystery If instead of four-letter words I was working with sequences of numbers such as “1, 1, 3, 4” I would have felt that the problem was solved. Kastle Krags A Story of Mystery Yet I saw in a moment that the four-letter words could not represent the words of the message themselves, but only their position in the Bible. Kastle Krags A Story of Mystery |
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