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
In addition to the periodic glitches and blackouts, there were times when electronic computers would spit out answers so unexpected that it wasn’t clear if the machines were up to snuff.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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