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we were given the green light to use the town commons for our fund-raiser
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As algae, phytoplankton has photosynthetic pigments, which absorb green light and cause the waters around it to appear primarily green, Susan Lozier, dean of the College of Sciences at the Georgia Institute of Technology and co-author of the paper, told ABC News.
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 19 June 2025
Scientists are addressing this problem with a new technology which causes such drugs to only become active upon exposure to green light.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 13 June 2025
If your host tells you he’s got it under control, let that be your green light to sit back and enjoy the party.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 13 June 2025
Paramount+ has given a green light to My Nightmare Stalker: The Eva LaRue Story, a documentary which reveals the true story of how General Hospital‘s LaRue and her daughter endured 12 years of terror at the hands of a relentless stalker.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 9 June 2025
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 19 June 2025
Scientists are addressing this problem with a new technology which causes such drugs to only become active upon exposure to green light.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 13 June 2025
If your host tells you he’s got it under control, let that be your green light to sit back and enjoy the party.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 13 June 2025
Paramount+ has given a green light to My Nightmare Stalker: The Eva LaRue Story, a documentary which reveals the true story of how General Hospital‘s LaRue and her daughter endured 12 years of terror at the hands of a relentless stalker.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 9 June 2025
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“Green light.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/green%20light. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.
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