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we were given the green light to use the town commons for our fund-raiser
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El Chapultepec redevelopment plan receives crucial green light 2.
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Brett Saunders, The Denver Post, 1 Dec. 2024
My teammates gave me the confidence to go out there and shoot the ball—green light.
—Doyle Rader, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
Opposition sources in touch with Turkish intelligence say Turkey had given a green light to the offensive.
—Maya Gebeily, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
But the Federal Trade Commission, which successfully derailed Tapestry Inc.’s $8.5 billion acquisition of Capri Holdings, gave the deal a green light without making a second request for more information.
—Evan Clark, WWD, 27 Nov. 2024
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Brett Saunders, The Denver Post, 1 Dec. 2024
My teammates gave me the confidence to go out there and shoot the ball—green light.
—Doyle Rader, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
Opposition sources in touch with Turkish intelligence say Turkey had given a green light to the offensive.
—Maya Gebeily, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
But the Federal Trade Commission, which successfully derailed Tapestry Inc.’s $8.5 billion acquisition of Capri Holdings, gave the deal a green light without making a second request for more information.
—Evan Clark, WWD, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Green light.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/green%20light. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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