4 × 4

Or four-by-four

[fawr bahy fawr, fohr bahy fohr, buh]

noun

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

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

Example Sentences

The Federal Open Market Committee lowered the fed-funds rate by a quarter percentage point to a target range of 4%-4.25% at the September policy meeting because of concern about growing labor market weakness.

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They were blindfolded, thrown into the backs of 4×4 pickup trucks and driven to a small remote prison.

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“King of the Hill” 4 - 4:45 p.m.

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The 4–4 split left in place a lower court decision prohibiting the creation of a taxpayer-funded Catholic charter school in Oklahoma.

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That means Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett will likely be the decisive votes in this case, but if there is a 4–4 split, the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals’ decision will prevail and Glossip will continue to face execution.

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