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unsatisfactory

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


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It might - for some - have been an unsatisfactory way to end a British Grand Prix that had gone from tense racing to extraordinary upheaval in the final few laps.

From BBC Jul. 5, 2026

“The first quarter of 2026 was unsatisfactory for us, with weather-related supply-chain disruptions and pressure on freight rates leading to significantly lower results,” Chief Executive Rolf Habben Jansen said.

From The Wall Street Journal May 13, 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

Eventually, Stacy learned about Mpoyi’s living situation off campus and found it to be unsatisfactory for him.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 2, 2026

Then on Thursday, after I had had the unsatisfactory visit with my former friends, Grandpa Izzy called with a different suggestion.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg




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