as in to permit
to give permission for or to approve of
as soon as the project is green-lighted, we'll schedule a planning meeting
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as in permission
the approval by someone in authority for the doing of something
we were given the green light to use the town commons for our fund-raiser
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Recent Examples of green-light
Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
The bottom line: Regulated event markets were somewhat sleepy in the U.S. before a green light from the courts opened up election betting a month before the election.
—Brady Dale, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024
El Chapultepec redevelopment plan receives crucial green light 2.
—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
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This followed a green light to Kyiv from President Joe Biden, who appears to be using his final weeks in office to boost assistance, also providing Ukraine with anti-personnel mines and forgiving $4.65 billion of debt.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
The bottom line: Regulated event markets were somewhat sleepy in the U.S. before a green light from the courts opened up election betting a month before the election.
—Brady Dale, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024
El Chapultepec redevelopment plan receives crucial green light 2.
—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
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What’s the power of a home that doesn’t need permitting?Jennifer Castenson, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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To learn more about the Christmas tree permit program and purchase a permit, visit recreation.gov/tree-permits.Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2024
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When Mar-a-Lago and Trump’s Palm Beach golf club sought permission to hire temporary foreign workers in July 2024, Florida’s unemployment rate stood at 3.3%.Zach Everson, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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But this act also gave people permission to go far enough—to acknowledge their righteous hatred of our depraved health-care system, and even to conjure something funny or silly or joyous out of that hate.Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
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The coolest feature though may be the Crab Walk, which allows Hummer to maneuver in tight corners.Morgan Korn, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
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The bench was led by Shade with 13 points and four rebounds shooting 6-for-9, but the Huskies allowed a 7-0 Louisville run to end the third quarter and an 11-0 early in the fourth that Strong finally ended with a 3-pointer.Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 8 Dec. 2024
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Executives at the company shared the key benefits like enhanced approval rates where AI can augment authorization messages with real-time data, reducing errors and optimizing transaction routing.Gene Marks, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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That is why that this first denial of authorization will start a policy for any boat carrying arms to Israel that wants to dock at a Spanish port.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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In the meantime, while moving towards renewable energy is an overall positive, it’s had an economic cost in coal-producing regions of the United States as demand has declined.Alex Knapp, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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At one point, 1 in 5 prisoners had covid-19, according to a tally kept by The Associated Press.Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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Although the boy was vaccinated without his parents’ consent, court documents describe the incident as unintentional.Katie Smith, Austin American-Statesman, 17 Dec. 2024
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And new federal efforts to crack down on unscrupulous brokers switching consumers' coverage without consent could slow down the process for picking a new plan CMS did not respond to questions about why open enrollment was extended.Maya Goldman, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
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Under the sanction, Kirillov was subject to a travel ban and an asset freeze.Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Chelsea have played 16 but at least seven players are still vulnerable to the sanction.Simon Johnson, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Green-light.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/green-light. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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