up to snuff
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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
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
Oh, we were up to snuff, all right.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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