- a variation of OK.
okay
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"It was horrible, like nothing we ever experienced. My daughter was trapped in school. Thank God we are okay," Juana Alveo, a 38-year-old cashier at a store in the central city of Penonome told AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
“We encourage families to check in with their children and remind them that it is okay to seek support when needed,” the message said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 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
How she stumbles away from mourning is sometimes weird, but one of her friends offers sage advice as she does so: “It’s okay to be messy. That’s life, you know.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 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
Judge Barbier said that’s not how he was led to believe the settlement he okayed would work.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 18, 2024
In Bolivia the government only recently okayed a new project by a Chinese consortium.
From Reuters ● Apr. 24, 2023
Rakshit said that every time he okayed a take, Rajamouli would ask for "one more" shot.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2023
She studied it for a second and okayed or nixed it.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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
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
