get the nod
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: to get approval
We're waiting to get the nod from the city to start the project.
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Atlanta’s Trae Young: If Cunningham and Garland are named reserves by coaches, then this becomes a question of whether Young, Lillard, Herro or any of the other guards below get the nod over two additional frontcourt players.
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 25 Jan. 2025
Three players have played left tackle, and a fourth — D.J. Humphries, signed in late November — may get the nod Saturday over converted guard Joe Thuney.
—Mike Jones, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
The Ravens have tried four different players with Steven Sims becoming the latest to get the nod.
—Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
The argument for the most talented rosters to get the nod over teams that took care of their schedule and won more games is the threat of powerhouse programs no longer scheduling difficult, non-conference contests, thus making the regular season less appealing.
—Tyler Small, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 25 Jan. 2025
Three players have played left tackle, and a fourth — D.J. Humphries, signed in late November — may get the nod Saturday over converted guard Joe Thuney.
—Mike Jones, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
The Ravens have tried four different players with Steven Sims becoming the latest to get the nod.
—Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
The argument for the most talented rosters to get the nod over teams that took care of their schedule and won more games is the threat of powerhouse programs no longer scheduling difficult, non-conference contests, thus making the regular season less appealing.
—Tyler Small, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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