okay
Americanadjective
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About 6% said they would regard it as cheating, while a further 19% said they would "not be okay with it".
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
Greene-Placentia is speaking out now, she said, because “I need to let women know that it’s okay to talk about it.”
From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026
"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
He thinks for a moment, and I know if I don’t convince him I’m really okay, we’re going to end up in the hospital to have me checked out.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
The deal was okayed by the Indian cabinet earlier this week, news agency PTI reported on Tuesday.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2025
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
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
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
After okaying the galley proof, Editor Leach scribbled a headline: "The Revolt Against Crime."
From Time Magazine Archive
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