unsatisfactory
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The company in July said it would start guaranteeing the quality of its Whoppers, committing to remake orders on the spot if customers deem them unsatisfactory, and providing a future Whopper for free.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
It might - for some - have been an unsatisfactory way to end a British Grand Prix that had gone from tense racing to extraordinary upheaval in the final few laps.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
The budget includes Newsom’s proposal to shift enrollees with unsatisfactory immigration status, a term that includes undocumented immigrants and others, from managed care to fee-for-service to save costs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
The company then introduced an access fee -- a remedy the EU rejected in April as unsatisfactory.
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
That is, inventions supposedly arise when a society has an unfulfilled need: some technology is widely recognized to be unsatisfactory or limiting.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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