the go-ahead
noun
: permission to do something
We've finally been given the go-ahead for the project.
The company received/got the go-ahead to manufacture the new drug.
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Not as Washington turned a Moss interception into the go-ahead scoring drive.
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Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
Dream Golf was given the go-ahead to add Old Shores to the development portfolio that includes Rodeo Dunes (Colorado) and Wild Spring Dunes (Texas) after applying for and receiving a Development Order from Washington County in Florida.
—Erik Matuszewski, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
The point is the heartbreaking ending wasn’t a dealbreaker for the ’24 Bears, the way Henri Richard skating around Keith Magnuson in the third period to score the go-ahead goal was to the 1971 Blackhawks in their Game 7 loss in the Stanley Cup Finals at old Chicago Stadium.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2024
Juan Soto was intentionally walked and now Aaron Judge is up with the go-ahead run on second.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 26 Oct. 2024
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Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
Dream Golf was given the go-ahead to add Old Shores to the development portfolio that includes Rodeo Dunes (Colorado) and Wild Spring Dunes (Texas) after applying for and receiving a Development Order from Washington County in Florida.
—Erik Matuszewski, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
The point is the heartbreaking ending wasn’t a dealbreaker for the ’24 Bears, the way Henri Richard skating around Keith Magnuson in the third period to score the go-ahead goal was to the 1971 Blackhawks in their Game 7 loss in the Stanley Cup Finals at old Chicago Stadium.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2024
Juan Soto was intentionally walked and now Aaron Judge is up with the go-ahead run on second.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 26 Oct. 2024
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“The go-ahead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20go-ahead. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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