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we were given the green light to use the town commons for our fund-raiser
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Even though the shows are computer-controlled, a pilot typically has to be present at all times to carry out technical checks, ensure the flight area is clear and give the final green light.
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Caroline Reid, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
North Phoenix shopping center gets green light from city despite opposition These famous metro Phoenix fried chicken restaurants closed recently.
—Catherine Reagor, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024
The other shapes in the background—mere pinpricks of orange, yellow and green light—are more galaxies, and their colors reveal properties such as their distances from Earth, per a NASA statement.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Dec. 2024
There can be rough patches and detours, stop signs and green lights.
—Janis Carr, Orange County Register, 2 Dec. 2024
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Caroline Reid, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
North Phoenix shopping center gets green light from city despite opposition These famous metro Phoenix fried chicken restaurants closed recently.
—Catherine Reagor, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024
The other shapes in the background—mere pinpricks of orange, yellow and green light—are more galaxies, and their colors reveal properties such as their distances from Earth, per a NASA statement.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Dec. 2024
There can be rough patches and detours, stop signs and green lights.
—Janis Carr, Orange County Register, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Green light.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/green%20light. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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