okay
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“It’s okay to be a little less capital efficient if we get things done sooner.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
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
"I'm safe, thank you everyone for your concern. But my phone and all my belongings burned... My mind is truly not okay right now," Tik wrote in a Facebook post.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Call centre employee Arabella Paulino, 48, said: "My girls were saying to me it's scary. But it will be okay."
From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026
‘I’m going out to play with the girls. Is that okay?’
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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
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
She okayed it right away, and Emily was thrilled.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
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
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
