- a variation of OK.
okay
Americanadjective
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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
“We know that there’s talent that are staunchly against it. We know that there are many who are okay with it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
She argued that it’s okay to be single, but then also chastised the audience, “I think we love ourselves a little too much.”
From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026
"I turned around and said, 'Hillary, are you okay brother?'"
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
Usually, Ijust left him alone, and pretty soon he’d be okay.
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
They claim a newly published email confirmed John Swinney okayed the deal.
From BBC ● May 12, 2022
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
Lance has been criticized for a serious lapse of judgment in okaying a sizable loan to a man whose finances were known to be shaky.
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
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