satisfactory
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I suspect that no such event will ever occur, but if it does it probably won’t follow that sort of script or deliver a satisfactory catharsis.
From Salon • Jun. 24, 2026
Speaking after the guilty pleas had been entered, Judge Mr Justice Turner thanked all the legal representatives, expressing gratitude for the "hard work" that had enabled the court to find a "satisfactory way forward".
From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026
What constitutes a satisfactory run is a matter of debate.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026
Businesses earn repeat custom by being able to give satisfactory responses when things don’t go according to plan.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
Dante, unlike the philosophers, took his geography seriously, but no philosopher could have found his abandonment of the fundamental principle that the universe was made out of spheres entirely satisfactory.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 1–6
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