unsatisfying

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District Judge Waverly D. Crenshaw ruled that prosecutors’ explanations for why they had brought the charges were unsatisfying and that they had failed to prove they didn’t act vindictively in bringing the case.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Zak tells Newsbeat the family had braced themselves for an unsatisfying resolution to the case.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

Remember the unsatisfying finale to “The Sopranos”? Swelling crescendo ... then abrupt cut to black?

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2026

This addition is not derived naturally from the theory itself, which has long made it an unsatisfying solution.

From Science Daily • Jan. 11, 2026

The rest of the time he accepted this as untrue and went about the business of consoling himself in various unsatisfying ways.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson