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[oh-kay, oh-kay, oh-kay] / ˈoʊˈkeɪ, ˌoʊˈkeɪ, ˈoʊˌkeɪ /








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Akhtar described this as a "mark that that it's OK to be different and and it's all right".

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

She never got a chance to read her Spanish-language statement, but that was OK.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

As he was lifted, he gestured OK and even formed a little half-heart with one hand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

OK, let’s shift gears from international relations to something closer to home—like what else you should be reading this evening:

From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026

Tai asked Mr. Pajolli if it was OK for me to go get it.

From "The Skin I'm In" by Sharon G. Flake

Now, 2019 OK’s brief but alarming appearance is sure to nudge that discussion forward.

From Slate ● Jul. 29, 2019

With so much thought given to OK's slogans and packaging, what about the reddish-brown beverage itself?

From Time Magazine Archive

Otherwise, you cannot take those steps unless a person with power of attorney OKs it.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 17, 2025

You can also bet on horse races at home — the one sport California OKs for online wagering.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2022

While the Food and Drug Administration OKs vaccines, it’s the CDC that decides who should get them.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 18, 2022

If all those entities give their OKs, vaccinations should begin in earnest as early as June 21, Jha said.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 9, 2022

I heard a rumor they may add a number for Ms. Rigg to sing after the curtain call for while the Tony voters are there, if Alan Jay Lerner OKs it.

From New York Times ● May 1, 2018

Wainschel’s post, which was OK’d by his daughter on the condition he didn’t embarrass her, didn’t lead to a job but did result in productive conversations, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

The House version required both parents have a Social Security number, but the Senate OK'd a requirement of only one parent.

From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2025

JetBlue swooped in for Spirit with a $3.8 billion deal, which shareholders OK’d in October 2022.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2024

On Friday, the California Public Utilities Commission OK’d the company’s plans to expand into San Mateo and L.A. counties over local leaders’ objections.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2024

His chief OK'd a trip and within an hour Lieutenant Brown and Captain Davidson were flying to Tacoma in an Air Force B-25.

From The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects by Edward J. Ruppelt

It also OKed the merger of BB&T and SunTrust, bringing more concentration in the sector.

From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2021

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention mostly OKed this reopening, with the provision that everyone should mask up in schools and, if 12 or older, be vaccinated against COVID-19.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2021

Lygo describes himself as Emperor Nero, giving the final thumbs up or down, and Webb-Lamb is in a similar position: both hear pitches after they’ve already been OKed by commissioning editors further down the chain.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 6, 2021

The ordinance was initially approved June 12 and, if OKed after a second reading Tuesday night, would take effect in 30 days.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2018

To enter the press suite you need to have been previously OKed by the press officer and to work for an approved media organisation.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 17, 2011

U.S. regulators have approved a new pneumonia vaccine from Merck, more than a month after OK’ing an improved version of rival Pfizer’s shot.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 16, 2021

The measure cleared the Ohio Senate by just three votes, and the House followed by OK’ing Senate changes 67-28.

From Salon ● May 25, 2016

It did so not by setting an aspirational goal for two or three decades from now, but by OKing a big construction project.

From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2016


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