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not up to snuff







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He has high standards and can be brisk in cutting off lawyers not up to snuff.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Plus, you get a 90-day warranty and a 30-day return window if they’re not up to snuff.

From The Verge • Jul. 20, 2022

If yours is not up to snuff, try this list of ways to boost your reception when calls and messages don't go through.

From Fox News • Feb. 10, 2022

After a couple of decades in the business, a reporter kind of knows when a story is not up to snuff.

From Salon • Nov. 21, 2020

But Ruth May was not up to snuff, so she was being quiet, hanging on to Mother’s hand.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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