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
Bassato added the airport prides itself on being well set with technology, so it was "absolutely not okay with" waits of one or two hours.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 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
"Sam," she said, "I'm busy. Please quit bothering me, okay?"
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
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
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
The State Department said it had okayed sales worth more than $425 million of spare aircraft parts to support Taiwan’s fleet of F-16 fighters, C-130 transport planes and other U.S.-supplied weapons systems.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 6, 2022
And then she was like, ‘Mr. McGinity’s family okayed the move.’
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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
FCC opened the door to all the many pay-TV systems now being developed instead of okaying only one or two, as telecasters had expected.
From Time Magazine Archive
After okaying the galley proof, Editor Leach scribbled a headline: "The Revolt Against Crime."
From Time Magazine Archive
