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[fawr, fohr] / fɔr, foʊr /




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The actor has secured four permits to repair damage caused by a massive, expanding sinkhole the opened up Sept. 8 outside his home on Sea Level Drive, city records show.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

A whopping 91 teams were named during the draw with four sides reaching the first round proper for the first time.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

The deal also secured the release of four employees detained by the authorities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

The three-time All-Pro, who led the NFL with 14 touchdown catches last season, has 30 receptions for 480 yards and four touchdowns.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

They’re the subject of my eighth sketch, my second this week, in the sketchbook I started four months ago.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

The fearless teenager, who topped the IPL batting charts this year, smoked a whirlwind 38 off 21 balls with six fours and two enormous sixes before falling to a thick edge caught at backward point.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

By the time he was dismissed he had hit 16 fours and five sixes.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

Over those two decades, Americans became accustomed to rates in the threes and fours.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

He struck three fours in a single Shahzad over and moved to his first Test half-century by flicking Mohammad Abbas fine for four.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

Something knocked the underside of the raft, throwing it off-kilter, and Clare dropped to all fours, crying out for Gingersnipes as she tumbled around but managed to stay aboard.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman


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