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"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
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
But he says water or a hot coffee would be okay.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
“Being pregnant as a Black woman, you’re not just worrying about whether your baby will be okay: You’re praying you will be too,” she wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
And say fifty percent of those possible responses were kind, decent ones, like, “That’s okay, Ida. No problem.”
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
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
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
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
After okaying the galley proof, Editor Leach scribbled a headline: "The Revolt Against Crime."
From Time Magazine Archive
But in cases like Giordano's, where Lindenbaum did the okaying, the evidence resulting from the taps may not be used even though the taps may have been otherwise legal.
From Time Magazine Archive
