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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CAMEASURPRISE Was hardly expected (13) Wall Street Journal Jun 29, 2023
3% LIVEUPTOTHEHYPE Meet high expectations (15) USA Today Feb 4, 2026
3% WIMPY Hardly courageous (5) Thomas Joseph Feb 2, 2026
3% FEW Hardly any (3) Eugene Sheffer Jan 31, 2026
3% BRUSQUE Hardly chatty (7) Thomas Joseph Jan 30, 2026
3% SNAILSPACE Hardly a gallop (6,4) (10) The Guardian Quick Jan 28, 2026
3% AWAIT Expect (5) LA Times Daily Jan 27, 2026
3% EGOIST Hardly a team player (6) New York Times Jan 25, 2026
3% NOMAD Hardly a crazy vagrant (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Jan 25, 2026
3% PIEINTHESKY Unrealistic expectation of lunch on easyJet? (11) The Times Cryptic Jan 19, 2026

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