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Lee briefly suspended a membership program for unlimited washes because the service wasn’t up to snuff.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

But until that work is completed, he has made sure that their temporary accommodations are up to snuff as far as luxury is concerned, going above and beyond to transform his third Billionaire Bunker abode.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 25, 2025

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

Apparently the parental supervision wasn’t up to snuff.

From Slate • Sep. 20, 2023

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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