snuff
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Giannoulias, who pushed for the law after he said he and his young daughters were almost struck by an e-moto on a sidewalk, said he wasn’t trying to snuff out a fledgling form of transportation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
Those are now pushing 7% — as long as the applicant has a good credit score and their other financials are up to snuff.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026
What Lily couldn’t have foreseen, of course, was that her amateur detective skills would become necessary when, one day, George is found dead, and the investigation by a bumbling local policeman isn’t up to snuff.
From Salon ● May 25, 2026
A hawkish tilt, on the other hand, could quickly snuff out the nascent rally, trigger a spike in Treasury bond yields, and deepen the retreat into cash by the world’s biggest investors.
From Barron's ● Mar. 18, 2026
Pa Anozie nudged a pinch of snuff up his nostrils before he began telling the story.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Vocabulary from Readings 5, Unit 1
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