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we were given the green light to use the town commons for our fund-raiser
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The juvenile told deputies the man was swerving and dosing off, stopping at green lights and almost crashing into a pole.
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Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
Coordination and approval from these governmental divisions are essential, and without their green light, the IRS cannot proceed with seizing assets abroad.
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.d., Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Sophia Ross, 22, was pulled over by Sarasota police officers on Nov. 17, 2024, after allegedly stopping at green lights, hitting several curbs, and driving in the wrong lane while behind the wheel of a Jeep, according to a probable cause affidavit reviewed by PEOPLE.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Advertisement Business Red Lobster bankruptcy exit gets green light.
—Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
Coordination and approval from these governmental divisions are essential, and without their green light, the IRS cannot proceed with seizing assets abroad.
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.d., Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Sophia Ross, 22, was pulled over by Sarasota police officers on Nov. 17, 2024, after allegedly stopping at green lights, hitting several curbs, and driving in the wrong lane while behind the wheel of a Jeep, according to a probable cause affidavit reviewed by PEOPLE.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Advertisement Business Red Lobster bankruptcy exit gets green light.
—Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Green light.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/green%20light. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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