- a variation of OK.
okay
Americanadjective
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In her statement, Pike said she is recovering "but healing is not the same as being okay."
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
The combination of elevated inflation and strong GDP growth presented by this morning’s round of data is bad for interest rates, but okay for stock investors, Northlight Asset Management’s Chris Zaccarelli says in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
"I don't mind paying taxes. The more you make, the more taxes you pay. I'm okay with that," the Nvidia chief executive said in an interview with the BBC's news partner in the US, CBS.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
“At the same time, emotional expression needs to be paired with responsibility—children should learn that having strong emotions is okay, but hurting others or violating someone’s boundaries is not.”
From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026
She asked if he was okay with it, with one eyebrow raised, and I lied and told her he was, and changed the subject.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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
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
The State Department said it had okayed sales worth more than $425 million of spare aircraft parts to support Taiwan’s fleet of F-16 fighters, C-130 transport planes and other U.S.-supplied weapons systems.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 6, 2022
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
Set up under the Budget & Accounting Act of 1921 was the office of the Comptroller General, with twofold duty of okaying Government expenditures before they are made and auditing them afterwards.*
From Time Magazine Archive
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
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