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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Jeffers flashed his power again, hitting the go-ahead homer Sunday and finishing 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored as the Twins avoided a series sweep.
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Dan Hayes, New York Times, 18 May 2026
Luca Langoni scored the go-ahead goal early in the second half and the New England Revolution held on for a 2-1 victory over Minnesota United on Saturday night to close out a four-match homestand.
—CBS News, 17 May 2026
Gray missed a shot in the lane but, following a tie-up, the Aces won a jump ball to set up the go-ahead shot.
—ABC News, 17 May 2026
In some of its final votes of the year, the House created a new wild horse license plate and gave the go-ahead for people to sell a wider variety of homemade foods.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 14 May 2026
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Dan Hayes, New York Times, 18 May 2026
Luca Langoni scored the go-ahead goal early in the second half and the New England Revolution held on for a 2-1 victory over Minnesota United on Saturday night to close out a four-match homestand.
—CBS News, 17 May 2026
Gray missed a shot in the lane but, following a tie-up, the Aces won a jump ball to set up the go-ahead shot.
—ABC News, 17 May 2026
In some of its final votes of the year, the House created a new wild horse license plate and gave the go-ahead for people to sell a wider variety of homemade foods.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 14 May 2026
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“The go-ahead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20go-ahead. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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