4 × 4

American  

[fawr bahy fawr, fohr bahy fohr, buh] / ˈfɔr baɪ ˌfɔr, ˈfoʊr baɪ ˌfoʊr, bə /

Or four-by-four

noun

1. a four-wheeled automotive vehicle having four-wheel drive.

2. a piece of lumber approximately 4 inches thick by 4 inches wide.

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Example Sentences

The unemployment rate stood at a four-year high of 4.4.% in September, and it’s forecast to inch up to 4.5% in November.

From MarketWatch

Others seemed ready to accept more modest punishments for women: an amendment to that effect failed in a 4–4 vote partly because Cash joined Democrats in opposing it.

From Slate

Investors expect interest rates to fall a full 1.25 percentage points below today’s range of 4%-4.25% range, according to the CME FedWatch tool.

From Barron's

On “Elka,” Tortoise turns to the 4/4 pulse of minimal techno, capturing the lo-fi static of Detroit acts like Drexciya, who fashioned earth-shaking dance tracks from modest equipment.

From The Wall Street Journal

That is a full 1.25 percentage points below today’s 4%-4.25% range, according to the CME FedWatch tool.

From Barron's