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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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The ideology emerged at a 1980 youth congress in the Finnish city of Raŭma, where a faction of just under one hundred signatories ratified the Raŭma Manifesto.—
Katie Thornton,
Harpers Magazine,
26 May 2026 -
The move was ratified after a vote involving the 20 Premier League clubs voted back in October.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
24 May 2026
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Adams State bills itself as the first university in Colorado to offer direct admissions, meaning all graduates of San Luis Valley high schools and a few other districts across the state, including Adams County School District 14, are automatically accepted.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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That was also typical of childhood, when many strange and unsettling things were accepted without explanation.—
Peter Hessler,
New Yorker,
31 May 2026
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California air regulators approved a sweeping update of the state’s cap-and-invest program, tightening the pollution cap while reshaping how billions in climate dollars flow through communities and industry.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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There has been no definitive word that Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has approved a potential deal.—
Alayna Treene,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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“OK'd.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/OK%27d. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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