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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NINEVEH Bygone city in present-day Iraq, once the world's most populous (7) New York Times Apr 6, 2023
72% INDIA World's most populous country (5) New York Times Mini Mar 22, 2026
70% DHAKA Most populous city of Bangladesh (5) LA Times Mini Mar 28, 2026
65% LOSAES Second-most-populous city in the U.S. (6) New York Times Mar 12, 2026
65% SYDNEYSIDER A resident of Australia's most populous city (11) The Times Specialist Sunday Mar 8, 2026
65% LOS ___ Angeles, most populous city in California (3)
62% OSAKA Japan's third most populous city (5) Universal Feb 10, 2026
62% MOSUL City in Iraq (5) Eugene Sheffer Jan 10, 2026
62% PAST Bygone days (4)
60% BASRA Port city in Iraq (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 24, 2026

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