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satisfy

[sat-is-fahy] / ˈsæt ɪsˌfaɪ /




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The large cloud providers claim they cannot satisfy the existing demand.

From MarketWatch Sep. 3, 2026

Zhu sought out films which touch on the era-defining event, but neither epic romance Summer Palace nor the secretly filmed gay drama Lan Yu could satisfy her curiosity.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

Unfortunately, your phone’s app is more likely to try to satisfy that latent desire than to force you to understand how complex weather modeling really is.

From Slate Aug. 21, 2026

We look forward to working with the OCC to satisfy the legal and operational requirements necessary for final approval.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

An idea came to him for a way to mine that ore and also satisfy his other needs.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

Done in that order, the QCD satisfies part of the RMD without adding a dollar to AGI, leaving more headroom under the Medicare surcharge tier before conversion income stacks.

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 2026

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

“I know they’re thinking very, very seriously about how to manage the ticket activity so that it satisfies everybody,” Sykes said.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 15, 2026

"The decision satisfies me with regard to the violation of my private life," he told the BBC.

From BBC Feb. 26, 2026

It takes you to a dark place, but, man, it satisfies a thirst.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah

Chelsea said they pursued Camara because of a market opportunity, adding that they were satisfied with their summer business and retained faith in their current options.

From BBC Sep. 6, 2026

“Another satisfied customer,” I thought as I headed to the driveway.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

What mattered was less that the meal satisfied any established definition of breakfast than that, sometime after waking, you had allowed yourself to be fed.

From Salon Aug. 31, 2026

“I think we would be extremely happy and satisfied if we could get ourselves up to 2,500, maybe a bit higher than that in the next year.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 21, 2026

Nhamo poked around the edge with a stick, but even after she had satisfied herself that no scorpions were lurking, she couldn’t bring herself to carve.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

But the thrill of getting a small, albeit satisfying lick back against a corporation is only one part of the fun.

From Salon Aug. 30, 2026

“As satisfying as it may feel to some people to see Meta get socked by this, at the end of the day it’s going to come back and bite you.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 29, 2026

When such provisions are included, participants may generally access non-Roth after-tax contributions and rollover contributions at any age without satisfying a qualifying event.

From MarketWatch Aug. 29, 2026

Blood money, says Ms. Jabarzadegan, is never going to leave the victim’s family with a satisfying conclusion.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

The stone hit the tree trunk with a satisfying smack.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson




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