as in permitted
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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Tickets cost $90 per person for lunch and $140 per person for dinner, including a drink token for participating breweries and wineries in the area (alcohol isn’t permitted on the covered bridge).
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With the high court declining to intervene, the state will be permitted to enforce the law.
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That allowed the Saudis to get its oil out via the Red Sea – not an option for Iraq and Kuwait, whose only seaports lie in the Persian Gulf.
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Apple examines each application and each update of every third-party app, and if these don’t meet Apple’s definition of acceptable, then they are not allowed to be installed.
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Bordenave-Jenkins reportedly had plans to take family members to church on Sunday before visiting Knott’s Berry Farm with a cousin this week.
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The three children, who had no life-threatening injuries, were then taken to a hospital for evaluation and observation, the outlet reported.
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“Green-lighted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/green-lighted. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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