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or okaying
1
as in approving
to give official acceptance of as satisfactory
a judge will have to OK the search warrant
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2
as in accepting
to have a favorable opinion of
I'm glad that my friends OK'd my choice of girlfriend
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Verb
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Trump’s approval rating with Hispanic voters has swung dramatically, with 70% disapproving and 29% approving now, compared to a 44% disapproval and 41% approval rating at this time last year.—
Sara Dorn,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026 -
That poll found 75% of Democrats, 45% of Independents, and just 2% of Republicans approving of her performance in the corner office.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
18 May 2026
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Morningside and Eveningside were accepting of their differences.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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Sportsbooks, the companies that take bets, shattered records last year, accepting almost $200 billion in wagers, 15 times more than in 2019, according to H2 Gambling Capital, a sports betting data company.—
Luke Connors,
Washington Post,
19 May 2026
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The museum’s security staff organized separately, in 2022, ratifying their inaugural contract in 2024 following a twelve-day strike.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
18 May 2026
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If the unions agreed to that, Horwitz said, any delay in negotiating or ratifying a new contract after the 2026 contract runs out would see the LIRR workers effectively making less after the end of the year.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
13 May 2026
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Our job isn’t to keep everyone happy by confirming their assumptions.—
Jonathan Zimmerman,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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His death was first reported by Rolling Stone, with the magazine confirming the news with Rodney Hall, president of FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and the singer Candi Staton, who is Carter’s ex-wife.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
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“OK'ing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/OK%27ing. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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