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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FINE Punishment short of jail time (4) New York Times Dec 27, 2017
3% PENAL Punishment-related (5) LA Times Daily May 17, 2026
3% LINES School punishment (5) (5) Mirror Classic May 16, 2026
3% SPOTS Advances for a short time (5) Newsday May 9, 2026
3% FLOG Punish by whipping (4) (4) Puzzler May 4, 2026
3% PRISON Jail (6) The Telegraph Quick May 2, 2026
3% SPARES Doesn't punish (6) Wall Street Journal May 2, 2026
3% TBSP Three times 49a, for short (4)
3% MAG Time or GQ, for short (3) USA Today Apr 19, 2026
3% DOXED E-published as punishment (5) Newsday Apr 17, 2026

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