satisfactory
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The hope is the surface for the second Test at The Oval, beginning on 17 June, produces a more satisfactory contest.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 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
This means satisfactory or better sales and earnings results versus expectations could bring the stocks higher, especially if the earnings continue to grow for a few more years.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 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
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
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 1–6
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