up to snuff
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Those are now pushing 7% — as long as the applicant has a good credit score and their other financials are up to snuff.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
What Lily couldn’t have foreseen, of course, was that her amateur detective skills would become necessary when, one day, George is found dead, and the investigation by a bumbling local policeman isn’t up to snuff.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
Whether LiquidPiston’s engine is up to snuff as a portable power station for front-line troops will become evident by sometime next year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
It was a contrast to the criticisms lobbed at agencies like the Bureau of Labor Statistics in the past year that contended the data produced wasn’t up to snuff.
From Barron's • Nov. 22, 2025
Her eyesight wasn’t up to snuff, and she naturally wouldn’t pay for spectacles.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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