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He was fired for unsatisfactory performance.
an unsatisfactory first attempt at building a birdhouse
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Detractors also assert that scientists will only ever be able to engineer unsatisfactory imitations of extinct animals.
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Katie Hunt, CNN, 16 Jan. 2025
Traffic congestion, air, water and noise pollution, excessive plastic usage, flooding, and unsatisfactory refuse collection processes, are just some of the problems the Thai capital has to contend with.
—Isabelle Kliger, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Republican Congressman Ken Calvert, who represents the district containing Olivet and previously called for it to be fully investigated, said the California ruling demonstrates Olivet's unsatisfactory performance as an institution of higher learning.
—Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Two good actors — Fred Hechinger as Kraven’s younger brother and Ariana DeBose as his lawyer-ally — are left marooned in a movie that tumbles and slips to a unsatisfactory end.
—Mark Kennedy, Boston Herald, 13 Dec. 2024
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Katie Hunt, CNN, 16 Jan. 2025
Traffic congestion, air, water and noise pollution, excessive plastic usage, flooding, and unsatisfactory refuse collection processes, are just some of the problems the Thai capital has to contend with.
—Isabelle Kliger, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Republican Congressman Ken Calvert, who represents the district containing Olivet and previously called for it to be fully investigated, said the California ruling demonstrates Olivet's unsatisfactory performance as an institution of higher learning.
—Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Two good actors — Fred Hechinger as Kraven’s younger brother and Ariana DeBose as his lawyer-ally — are left marooned in a movie that tumbles and slips to a unsatisfactory end.
—Mark Kennedy, Boston Herald, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Unsatisfactory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsatisfactory. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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