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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DASHEDHOPE Letdown after optimistic expectations (10) Wall Street Journal Jun 21, 2025
3% HOPED Was optimistic (5) Newsday Nov 5, 2025
3% HOPE Optimist's feeling (4)
3% DUE Expected (3) Universal Oct 30, 2025
3% UPBEAT Optimistic (6) The Telegraph Quick Oct 22, 2025
3% ROSY Optimistic (4) Universal Oct 19, 2025
3% NORMAL Expected (6) Newsday Oct 18, 2025
3% ICAN Optimist's words (4) Universal Oct 7, 2025
3% LOWER ___ your expectations (words to an optimist, perhaps) (5)
3% NOGO Launch letdown (4) Wall Street Journal Aug 6, 2025

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