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satisfy

[sat-is-fahy] / ˈsæt ɪsˌfaɪ /




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Chip companies across the board can’t satisfy all the demand for artificial-intelligence chips, but the issues might be especially pronounced at Intel.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

Games companies must keep innovating when linking contemporary audiences to the past, says Wulf, in order satisfy their desire for fresh experiences.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Ramaswamy stumbled for a moment, responding that legal immigrants were still cool, which failed to satisfy the heckler.

From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2026

The scandal emerged when several funds were unable to satisfy redemption demands.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

That meager bowl of cabbage broth—so bare, I wouldn’t even call it a soup—failed to satisfy my hearty appetite.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

Gregg, Mandery writes, “created the bedrock principles of modern death penalty jurisprudence: that a non-arbitrary death penalty satisfies the Constitution and that the requirement of non-arbitrariness could be satisfied by Georgia’s approach.”

From Slate ● Jun. 8, 2026

The delicate diplomatic effort is being led by Michael Needham, a senior state department official who has been tasked with crafting a deal that satisfies Trump while also respecting Denmark's redlines around protecting its borders.

From BBC ● May 12, 2026

The businesses say only when “the material satisfies rigid and arbitrary regulatory criteria set by the state” are they able to inform consumers their packaging is recyclable.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026

It still satisfies you and, even better, it appears to serve you more than you serve it.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 19, 2026

The task both saddens and satisfies her at the same time.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

Taxi driver Ahmed al-Lahham, who has been using an electric car for three months, was among those who appeared satisfied with the change.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

My husband’s parents are first-generation immigrants, impossibly proud of their son, satisfied in their ability to give him what they didn’t have: a financial leg up, the gift of stability.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

The two men spoke at the United Nations and later met in the Oval Office, where Trump called the talks "very good" and Lula said he left "very satisfied".

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

As World Series mania sweeps Wisconsin, however, not everybody is satisfied with their return.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

I give myself exactly two seconds to feel satisfied.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

Doran, for one, notes that when you return to a favourite old game, there's something satisfying about deploying previously learned skills.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

For Professor Gareth Collins of Imperial College London, the discovery brings a satisfying conclusion to a controversy he witnessed firsthand.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

“This is the most satisfying video I have ever watched,” one commenter wrote about a TikTok that has been viewed 24 million times.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

That said, “in our view this does not make for a particularly satisfying equity market bear case,” as AI will deliver a payoff over a longer time horizon, he said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Outmaneuvering Madoc wasn’t nearly as satisfying as I wanted it to be, especially since I was able to do it because he never thought of me as someone who would betray him.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black


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