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OK

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








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Now you must let go of those reins and accept that it’s OK to live on a finite amount of money.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

OK, I’m gonna put my solo album on hold for this.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

“That’s OK that I’m the first to announce that, right?”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

If doing some work on Sunday will relieve you of feeling behind or overwhelmed on Monday, it’s OK, just set guardrails, said Kia-Rai Prewitt, a psychiatrist with Cleveland Clinic’s Behavioral Health.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

The word “no” is cued up on my tongue, but I swallow it down and tell her OK, and she cheers and yells for Celia.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

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

Otherwise, you cannot take those steps unless a person with power of attorney OKs it.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 17, 2025

While the Food and Drug Administration OKs vaccines, it’s the CDC that decides who should get them.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 18, 2022

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

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

If Brown OKs the Legislature’s proposal, the income limit would rise to $4,358 a month, or $52,298 a year, according to the nonprofit California Budget & Policy Center.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2017

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

U.S. regulators OK’d the biopharmaceutical company’s higher dose formula of an eye disease drug Eylea.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 21, 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




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