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  • a variation of OK.
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okay

[oh-kay, oh-kay, oh-kay] / ˈoʊˈkeɪ, ˌoʊˈkeɪ, ˈoʊˌkeɪ /






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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

"He's the most important figure in our history. Do you think a simple apology can make everything okay?" another wrote.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

One commenter assured him that it’s okay to cut off a friendship “over moral differences.”

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026

"That's why people like me get out in the community, and we give example, and let them know it's okay for you to voice your opinion."

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

I may not know what I’m doing, but I’m definitely okay with seeing what happens next.

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

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

In Bolivia the government only recently okayed a new project by a Chinese consortium.

From Reuters ● Apr. 24, 2023

Supervising this entire phase of the operation was a medical officer with a flair for accounting who okayed pulses and checked the figures of the tally clerk.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

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

Department of State, swamped with 1,000 passport applications a day, was okaying 80% of them.

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


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