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unsatisfactory

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


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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

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

If, like my wife, you find that frustrating and unsatisfactory, the brand-name medical center offers you a pile of word jerky to chew on while you get your checkbook out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025

Manetti’s account is puzzling and unsatisfactory, but it is all we have.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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