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satisfactory

[sat-is-fak-tuh-ree, -fak-tree] / ˌsæt ɪsˈfæk tə ri, -ˈfæk tri /


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Now, with renegotiation of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA, looming, The Wall Street Journal reports that foreign auto makers are threatening to pull their cheapest models from the U.S. if a satisfactory deal isn’t reached.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

If the banks can’t give satisfactory answers, banking supervisors should require them to set capital aside as if the answer were the worst plausible one.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

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

It was very satisfactory to her to have an audience for this.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway




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