- a variation of OK.
okay
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“I haven’t been okay for what feels like a very, very long time,” he said, repeating, “I am not okay, but I have hope I will get to okay.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
“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
As Shruti's character goes from saying "hey don't worry, I'm okay, it's okay, you don't have to worry about it" to saying "actually, I'm not okay, and that should be okay, right?"
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
“My dad, too, pretty much. He thought of this slogan for my poster. A vote for Tom is a vote for Tomorrow. Get it? They’re okay, I guess.”
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
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
Judge Barbier said that’s not how he was led to believe the settlement he okayed would work.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 18, 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
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
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
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
