OK
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It’s probably OK to watch an occasional YouTube video at your desk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Wolff took Antonelli aside, told him it was OK, and not to worry about it.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
It doesn’t make what they’ve done OK, but it allows us to accept the harm that has been done and move on.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
“You’re OK with risk,” McMahon might tell a client.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
I left my phone in the front hall this morning, and I see right away that Mom has texted three times to ask if we’re OK and if we got stuck in the rain.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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Now, 2019 OK’s brief but alarming appearance is sure to nudge that discussion forward.
From Slate ● Jul. 29, 2019
With so much thought given to OK's slogans and packaging, what about the reddish-brown beverage itself?
From Time Magazine Archive
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Otherwise, you cannot take those steps unless a person with power of attorney OKs it.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 17, 2025
If all those entities give their OKs, vaccinations should begin in earnest as early as June 21, Jha said.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 9, 2022
When the federal government OKs a permit for a project that will discharge into navigable waters, state governments have the right to review the project to make sure it complies with state laws.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 22, 2021
I heard a rumor they may add a number for Ms. Rigg to sing after the curtain call for while the Tony voters are there, if Alan Jay Lerner OKs it.
From New York Times ● May 1, 2018
A flimsy foundation of oral OKs, napkin scribblings and youthful haste, it turns out, is a dangerous mix.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 22, 2015
Wainschel’s post, which was OK’d by his daughter on the condition he didn’t embarrass her, didn’t lead to a job but did result in productive conversations, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
The House version required both parents have a Social Security number, but the Senate OK'd a requirement of only one parent.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2025
JetBlue swooped in for Spirit with a $3.8 billion deal, which shareholders OK’d in October 2022.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2024
The gene therapy was the latest treatment OK’d through the FDA’s fast-track route, which allows drugs to launch based on early results, before they’re confirmed to benefit patients.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 22, 2023
When a bill is received, it is paid only by the League treasurer after it has been OK’d by the chairman of the committee responsible for it.
From The 1926 Tatler by Margaret Louise Newhall
It also OKed the merger of BB&T and SunTrust, bringing more concentration in the sector.
From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2021
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention mostly OKed this reopening, with the provision that everyone should mask up in schools and, if 12 or older, be vaccinated against COVID-19.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2021
Lygo describes himself as Emperor Nero, giving the final thumbs up or down, and Webb-Lamb is in a similar position: both hear pitches after they’ve already been OKed by commissioning editors further down the chain.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 6, 2021
The ordinance was initially approved June 12 and, if OKed after a second reading Tuesday night, would take effect in 30 days.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2018
To enter the press suite you need to have been previously OKed by the press officer and to work for an approved media organisation.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 17, 2011
U.S. regulators have approved a new pneumonia vaccine from Merck, more than a month after OK’ing an improved version of rival Pfizer’s shot.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 16, 2021
The measure cleared the Ohio Senate by just three votes, and the House followed by OK’ing Senate changes 67-28.
From Salon ● May 25, 2016
It did so not by setting an aspirational goal for two or three decades from now, but by OKing a big construction project.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2016