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unsatisfactory

[uhn-sat-is-fak-tuh-ree] / ˌʌn sæt ɪsˈfæk tə ri /


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An unsatisfactory solution is currently in place: the champions in the West and Southwest go up automatically while a third automatic promotion spot is rotated among the other three leagues in a three-year cycle.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

The statement also emphasized that the district’s widely noted academic gains contradict “the idea that his performance was unsatisfactory or unprofessional or that he was in any way unfit for service.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

The company then introduced an access fee -- a remedy the EU rejected in April as unsatisfactory.

From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026

Customer-service operations still rely heavily on underpaid and poorly trained humans, leading to general dissatisfaction across all service metrics, including wait times and repeat calls, with consumers increasingly resorting to equally unsatisfactory self-service alternatives.

From MarketWatch ● May 11, 2026

At the start of October, however, Harry had something else to occupy him, something so enjoyable it more than made up for his unsatisfactory classes.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling




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