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satisfy

[sat-is-fahy] / ˈsæt ɪsˌfaɪ /




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Strategists led by Matthew Hedberg wrote in a recent note that the company’s strong earnings beat and its decision to lift its outlook should satisfy the expectations of investors, which have gotten increasingly high.

From MarketWatch Aug. 27, 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

Even Fat Cheeks wouldn’t march the troop into the lake to satisfy his pride.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

Zelensky is trying to strike a solution that satisfies all sides to avoid divisions in the face of the ongoing invasion.

From Barron's Jul. 20, 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

There is no easy solution, no clean resolution that satisfies ideology.

From Los Angeles Times May 19, 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

“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

But, though he has proved hard to please in the past at Leicester City and Chelsea, Maresca was satisfied with Cherki here.

From BBC Aug. 28, 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

Possibly, once the urge to join his father had been satisfied, Black Star would return.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

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

But a lie-in's less satisfying if other people aren't up and about, so I jumped out of bed.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell




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