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not up to snuff







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He has high standards and can be brisk in cutting off lawyers not up to snuff.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 6, 2026

If yours is not up to snuff, try this list of ways to boost your reception when calls and messages don't go through.

From Fox News Feb. 10, 2022

Certain parts of the electronics were not up to snuff.

From The Verge Nov. 9, 2021

After a couple of decades in the business, a reporter kind of knows when a story is not up to snuff.

From Salon Nov. 21, 2020

But Ruth May was not up to snuff, so she was being quiet, hanging on to Mother’s hand.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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