• But we are no closer to discovering whether the accused is guilty or innocent of the central charge - using a four letter word to an officer of the law.

    BBC: Mitchell: Act Two of Whitehall farce

  • The problem is that the word compromise, once a ten-letter word, has become a four-letter word among many of the more extreme Republicans who have entered the House of Representatives and the Senate over the past few elections.

    FORBES: The Fiscal Cliff Explained

  • "The Maloofs are a four-letter word in Sacramento, " said Carmichael Dave, a sports radio commentator who is driving an RV to NBA cities across the country to campaign for his city's cause.

    WSJ: Maloof brothers no longer Kings of Sacramento

  • And Sandahl says any new development would create more sprawl, which is a four-letter word to state planners.

    NPR: New Jersey Skirts Affordable Housing Law

  • "Pivot to me is not a four-letter word, " says Tony Conrad, a partner in the early-stage venture capital firm True Ventures.

    WSJ: 'Pivoting' Pays Off for Tech Entrepreneurs

  • That may be a four-letter word, but the two initiatives it encapsulates can lay the foundation for IT advancement among the have-nots.

    CNN: Just do it

  • Mr. WYSS: With the rising foreclosures and delinquencies in the subprime market, they got reminded that risk is still a four-letter word.

    NPR: Time for Renovation at the FHA?

  • In his words before the council, Emanuel repeatedly, emphatically distinguished the Trust from the parking meter deal, a four-letter word in this town.

    FORBES: Infrastructure Trust Falls With Emanuel

  • Change is still a four-letter word in Japan.

    ECONOMIST: Social change in Japan

  • In one instance, Cringely asked whether there's a hidden meaning when Jobs uses a nasty four-letter word to describe his employees' subpar work.

    CNN: Mark Milian,

  • At a time when "risk" is the dirtiest four-letter word on Wall Street, such skills have made RiskMetrics a hot commodity.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • As I was saying, the reason I feel comfortable using that four-letter word, love, is because the two women are doing a Valentine's Day show at Stage 72 on the Upper West Side that evening.

    WSJ: The Susie and Joy Show

  • "As any golfer who has watched his partner shank a short approach knows, it would be absurd to accept the suggestion that the resultant four-letter word uttered on the golf course describes sex or excrement and is therefore indecent, " he wrote.

    CNN: Supreme Court rules against networks on indecent speech

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