What word in the English language starts with the letters 'mt', has three consecutive double letters, and ends with 'mt'?
Committee
Though spelled differently, the spoken word 'committee' contains the phonetic start/end tricks, but wait—actually, look at the letters: c-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e has three double letters (mm, tt, ee).
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