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"That's why people like me get out in the community, and we give example, and let them know it's okay for you to voice your opinion."
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
You write that he “makes people feel good about themselves by telling them it’s okay to be the worst version of themselves.”
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026
“Being pregnant as a Black woman, you’re not just worrying about whether your baby will be okay: You’re praying you will be too,” she wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
The Meta glasses revolution - is it okay to film people in public?
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
“Do you think he’ll be okay with it?”
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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
They claim a newly published email confirmed John Swinney okayed the deal.
From BBC ● May 12, 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
After okaying the galley proof, Editor Leach scribbled a headline: "The Revolt Against Crime."
From Time Magazine Archive
By okaying the law, or most parts of it, the court would invite other states to introduce new restrictions of their own.
From Time Magazine Archive
