- a variation of OK.
okay
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“It’s okay to be a little less capital efficient if we get things done sooner.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
On Thursday, the White House posted an AI-generated picture of a Blue Angel jet over a beach with people calmly looking skyward with the caption “It’s okay to love America.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
Call center employee Arabella Paulino, 48, said: "My girls were saying to me it's scary. But it will be okay."
From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026
"When I called my nan, I told her I was okay, but granscha looked like he was drowning and we needed help," Marley said.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
“It’s okay to be afraid,” Auntie North said.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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The deal was okayed by the Indian cabinet earlier this week, news agency PTI reported on Tuesday.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2025
Police Chief Jim McDonnell okayed the removal of the officers after learning of the specific allegations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2025
Village People lead singer Victor Willis initially okayed the use of his group's music, saying in 2020 that Trump has "remained respectful in his use of our songs and has not crossed the line."
From Salon ● Nov. 29, 2024
Keene said: "I am satisfied on the balance of probabilities that Chris okayed or approved the contract just like he had done before except this time he used a thumbs-up emoji."
From Reuters ● Jul. 7, 2023
One of his brothers had a drum set, and the Warden okayed PJ.’s owning a large aquarium.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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A judge’s order okaying a $55,000 payout to a former staffer in the third case noted in court records that the settlement, which included attorney fees, should not be taken as an admission of wrongdoing.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 20, 2023
If anything the editor okaying it makes it even worse, because it's like, "Did you not read my whole book that would explain why this is missing the point?"
From Salon ● Feb. 25, 2020
With NFL owners okaying his four-year, $200 million contract extension last week as Protector of the Shield, Goodell will cross the half-billion mark in earnings since becoming commissioner.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 17, 2017
Department of State, swamped with 1,000 passport applications a day, was okaying 80% of them.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Set up under the Budget & Accounting Act of 1921 was the office of the Comptroller General, with twofold duty of okaying Government expenditures before they are made and auditing them afterwards.*
From Time Magazine Archive
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