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satisfactory

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


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Businesses earn repeat custom by being able to give satisfactory responses when things don’t go according to plan.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

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

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

Sheriff Fraser concluded the system for checking food was being served to the correct person was not satisfactory.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Nick and Falconer would come to some mutually satisfactory agreement, and with any luck, we would never see either of them again.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood




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