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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% GLOSS Short explanation of a word in a text (5) The Times Concise Mar 7, 2026
3% IMS Texting exchanges (3) Newsday Sep 24, 2026
3% BTW "Also ..." in a text (3) Universal Sep 16, 2026
3% OTOH "Alternatively," in texts (4) LA Times Mini Sep 15, 2026
3% MSS Orig. texts (3) LA Times Mini Sep 13, 2026
3% ASIN Part of a pronunciation explanation (4) Newsday Sep 11, 2026
3% RATIONALE Reasoned explanation (9) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 8, 2026
3% LOL Texting guffaw (3) Wall Street Journal Sep 8, 2026
3% YSEE Explanation intro (4) Newsday Sep 4, 2026
3% TBH "Frankly," in texts (3) LA Times Daily Sep 4, 2026

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