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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DIESEL Inventor of a compression-ignition engine (6) Wall Street Journal Jan 14, 2016
3% SPARKED Ignited (7) LA Times Daily Mar 13, 2026
3% LIT Ignited (3) USA Today Mar 9, 2026
3% DENSE Tightly compressed (5) Newsday Mar 1, 2026
3% RELIT Ignited again (5) Newsday Feb 1, 2026
3% SQUEEZE Compress (7) The Times Sunday Concise Dec 21, 2025
2% ELI Inventor Whitney (3) Eugene Sheffer Mar 17, 2026
2% TESLA Inventor Nikola (5) The Telegraph Mini Mar 15, 2026
2% MORSE American artist/inventor (5) Newsday Mar 15, 2026
2% LOCO Engine (4) (4) The Guardian Quick Mar 9, 2026

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