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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On 3rd-and-Goal, Aaron Rodgers found Garrett Wilson for the go-ahead score.
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Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 15 Oct. 2024
However, the Bruins couldn’t stop a seven-play, 61-yard drive by the Golden Gophers that ended with Darius Taylor scoring the go-ahead touchdown on a four-yard pass from quarterback Max Brosmer with 27 seconds left.
—Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2024
The Mets led, but just 2-0, bringing Harper to the plate as the go-ahead run.
—Howard Megdal, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
Brooks said that Rush believed that the bang originated in an external metal frame that held the hull and that Rush gave the go-ahead for future dives.
—Mark Harris, WIRED, 25 Sep. 2024
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Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 15 Oct. 2024
However, the Bruins couldn’t stop a seven-play, 61-yard drive by the Golden Gophers that ended with Darius Taylor scoring the go-ahead touchdown on a four-yard pass from quarterback Max Brosmer with 27 seconds left.
—Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2024
The Mets led, but just 2-0, bringing Harper to the plate as the go-ahead run.
—Howard Megdal, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
Brooks said that Rush believed that the bang originated in an external metal frame that held the hull and that Rush gave the go-ahead for future dives.
—Mark Harris, WIRED, 25 Sep. 2024
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“The go-ahead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20go-ahead. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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