the green light
noun
: permission to start or continue something (such as a project)
His boss finally gave him the green light to start the new project.
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The sun is conjunct Pluto in your fifth house of love, passion and creativity, which gives you the green light to fully step into your self-expression.
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 21 Jan. 2025
Tehran has consistently opposed the Abraham Accords, concerned with Israel and the U.S.'s influence in the Gulf States, not to mention the green light an agreement with Riyadh could send to other Arab and Islamic countries.
—Ellie Cook, Newsweek, 19 Jan. 2025
On Wednesday evening, the Doral City Council gave the green light to the plan, allowing the development of a massive residential and commercial complex at the edge of Trump National Doral.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
No Go procedures that gave the green light for the final approach.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 16 Jan. 2025
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 21 Jan. 2025
Tehran has consistently opposed the Abraham Accords, concerned with Israel and the U.S.'s influence in the Gulf States, not to mention the green light an agreement with Riyadh could send to other Arab and Islamic countries.
—Ellie Cook, Newsweek, 19 Jan. 2025
On Wednesday evening, the Doral City Council gave the green light to the plan, allowing the development of a massive residential and commercial complex at the edge of Trump National Doral.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
No Go procedures that gave the green light for the final approach.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 16 Jan. 2025
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“The green light.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20green%20light. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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