satisfactory

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There’s no satisfactory answer to that, although it’s fair to say that the papacies of Francis and Leo represent the first serious efforts to reckon with those more recent crimes.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

“The bank remains well-capitalized and the financial position of the bank remains satisfactory with sufficient liquidity.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

If the United States wins the WBC championship Tuesday, when no outcome besides victory would have been satisfactory, the team will explode in celebration.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

The report from those visits, which the BBC has seen, said the facilities were "satisfactory" and a cold room with a capacity for four people was used on site.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

If a scientist had been asked what a gene was made of, how it accomplished its function, or where it resided within the cell, there would be few satisfactory answers.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee