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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% REDTAPE Excessive regulations, metaphorically (7) USA Today Aug 25, 2024
7% RULE Regulation (4) Universal Dec 22, 2025
7% ORDINANCE Regulation (9) The Times Sunday Concise Nov 16, 2025
6% TOO Excessively (3) Wall Street Journal Dec 24, 2025
6% SATE Fill to excess (4) LA Times Mini Dec 20, 2025
6% SURPLUS Excess (7) The Telegraph Quick Dec 18, 2025
6% OVERSELL Pitch to excess (8) Wall Street Journal Dec 10, 2025
6% CRAW Metaphorical sticking point (4) USA Today Dec 7, 2025
6% OVERLY Excessively (6) Universal Dec 4, 2025
6% GLUT Excess (4) USA Today Dec 4, 2025

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