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or okayed
1
as in ratified
to give official acceptance of as satisfactory
a judge will have to OK the search warrant
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2
as in accepted
to have a favorable opinion of
I'm glad that my friends OK'd my choice of girlfriend
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Last year, the Board of Education passed a five-year plan centered on equity and ratified our union’s four-year contract focused on creating the schools our students deserve.—
Stacy Davis Gates,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2026 -
Terms of the agreement have not been announced, and NIPSCO said the steelworkers will remain locked out of their jobs until the contract is ratified.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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And when property rights are defined and broadly accepted, people are more likely to cooperate than to fight.—
Antony Davies,
Boston Herald,
19 Apr. 2026
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Williams and Whitehouse, though, have both said the tryout fees for Flight 88 will go directly toward uniform, travel and education costs, and that the program isn’t planning to charge any additional costs for athletes once accepted.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
18 Apr. 2026
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In 2023, Florida lawmakers unanimously approved expanding KidCare to extend health insurance to more than 40,000 children.—
Daniel Chang,
Washington Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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She is poised to become a member of the 4th District Court of Appeal, Division 1, if her nomination is approved.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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“OK'd.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/OK%27d. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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