snuff
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Diomande also showed power and sleight of foot to escape when Ecuador doubled up on him in an attempt to snuff out his threat.
From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026
Those are now pushing 7% — as long as the applicant has a good credit score and their other financials are up to snuff.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
What Lily couldn’t have foreseen, of course, was that her amateur detective skills would become necessary when, one day, George is found dead, and the investigation by a bumbling local policeman isn’t up to snuff.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
Lee briefly suspended a membership program for unlimited washes because the service wasn’t up to snuff.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
Ah, sure, Biddy, you’re not able for that snuff.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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Vocabulary from Readings 5, Unit 1
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